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Updates, insights, and behind-the-scenes from The Commons team.

April 2026

Why Your Software Costs Too Much

Software development costs have collapsed. Software prices haven't. Three forces changed the economics of building tools - and what happens when you price accordingly.

April 2026 · 10 min read

How We Built Forge with AI

One engineer with Claude Code can ship what used to require a team - but only with V-model discipline. How strict requirements, traceability, and verification turn AI from a slop-generator into a force multiplier.

Tutorial

Designing a Low-Pass Filter in 5 Lines

Signal processing with Forge - from noisy accelerometer data to a clean signal.

Tutorial

PID Tuning from Scratch

Control systems design - tune a thermal chamber controller and verify stability.