Tag: api

All the articles with the tag "api".

• How Function Calling Works

  

  Function calling lets AI models execute code, query databases, and call APIs. Here's how it actually works and when you need it versus when simple prompting is enough.

• Most AI Products Are Just API Wrappers. That's Fine.

  

  The AI startup world is full of products that are thin wrappers around OpenAI or Anthropic APIs. That's not a problem. That's how most of the economy works.

• Rate Limits Are a Feature, Not a Bug. Here's Why.

  

  Rate limits feel like artificial restrictions. They're not. They force you to build better systems with queuing, caching, and backpressure. Here's why unlimited access would actually be worse.

• When Streaming Actually Matters

  

  Streaming makes AI responses appear faster by showing tokens as they're generated. Here's when it actually improves UX and when it's unnecessary complexity.