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Dev.to · Henry Godnick
12h ago
The Context Window Trap: Why More AI Context is Costing You More Money
I thought I was being smart. Every time I opened a new chat with Claude or GPT-4, I'd paste in the...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
17h ago
Why My AI Bill Went Up Even Though I Was Writing Less Code
Last month I had a weird realization: I was shipping less, using AI less deliberately, and somehow...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
21h ago
I Vibe Coded My Way Into a $200 AI Bill
Everyone's vibe coding right now. You prompt, the AI writes, you ship. It's legitimately amazing. I...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
4d ago
My First Week Tracking AI Costs in Real Time Changed How I Code
I've been building solo for about eight months now, and for most of that time I had zero visibility...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
The AI Billing Problem Nobody Talks About
I've been building with LLMs for about two years now. Claude, GPT-4, Gemini — I rotate through them...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
How to Actually Monitor Your LLM Costs (Without a Spreadsheet)
I used to think I had a handle on my AI spending. I had a rough mental model: Claude is cheap, GPT-4...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
Why I Built a Menu Bar App Instead of a Dashboard
Everyone who builds with AI eventually hits the same moment. You're deep in a coding session. Claude...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
Building TokenBar taught me that shipping fast is not the same as shipping smart
A few weeks ago I got surprised by an AI bill and built TokenBar because I wanted a dead-simple way...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
The most expensive mistake I made building TokenBar wasn't the AI bill
A surprise AI bill is what pushed me to build TokenBar, but that wasn't actually the most expensive...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
Why I priced TokenBar at $5 when every AI tool wants a subscription
A lot of AI products feel like they were priced by a VC spreadsheet. You land on the site, see a...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
The first version of TokenBar was wrong
A few weeks ago I got hit with an AI bill that was way higher than I expected. That part was real,...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
I built a Mac app after getting surprised by my Claude bill
A few weeks ago I had one of those dumb founder moments. I was happily using Claude and other LLM...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
I built a Mac app after getting surprised by my Claude bill
A few months back I got my monthly API bill and felt sick. I had been vibe-coding pretty hard with...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Working With Kubernetes and Cloud Infrastructure in 2026
If you work with Kubernetes, Terraform, or any flavor of cloud infrastructure on a Mac, your workflow...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developer Parents Who Code in Stolen Moments (2026)
When you become a parent, your relationship with side projects changes overnight. That marathon...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Work in Sprints and Agile Teams in 2026
Sprints are all about shipping fast with minimal friction. But most developer tooling guides ignore...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Ship Both macOS and iOS Apps in 2026
If you build for both macOS and iOS, your workflow is different from most developers. You're juggling...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Want to Actually Log Off at the End of the Day in 2026
We talk a lot about productivity tools. How to ship faster, automate more, squeeze extra hours out of...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Want to Ship Their First Paid Product in 2026
You've been building things for years — side projects, tutorials, open-source contributions. But...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Wear Multiple Hats in 2026
If you're a developer at a startup — or building your own thing — you're not just writing code....
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
1w ago
7 Indie-Built Mac Apps That Outperform Big-Company Software in 2026
Big tech companies spend millions on developer tools. But some of the best Mac software I use daily...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
2w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Prototype and Build MVPs Fast in 2026
When you're building an MVP, speed is everything. You don't need a 47-tab Notion setup or a Jira...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
2w ago
7 Mac Apps That Make Onboarding to a New Codebase Faster in 2026
Starting a new job — or even switching teams — means staring at an unfamiliar codebase and trying to...
Dev.to · Henry Godnick
2w ago
7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Do Their Own Design Work in 2026
If you're a developer who also handles your own UI design, marketing graphics, or product...
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