DSPy creator endorses "bitter free lunch": methods are compute-dominated, problem specification is what matters
lateinteraction · x · 2026-09-11
lateinteraction (DSPy) amplifies Diogo @CompleteSkeptic's "criminally unrecognized" take, dubbing it the bitter free lunch: concrete methods churn constantly and are dominated by compute and scale, so don't attach to them. What deserves most of your time is careful specification of the problem — echoing DSPy's long-standing philosophy.
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