Build less, ship more: Inference engineering means making just-in-time context generation

Inference time optimization leads to better outcomes than model quality improvements now. Just don't call it prompt engineering...

This is the first of a series of posts explaining Product Command.

Product command is a coordination model for centralizing intent (the why, success conditions, and constraints), decentralizing execution (letting coworkers decide the less crucial details), and aligning both through explicit verification steps.

This contrasts with a command-and-control co…