https://devluma.io/blog Practical writing on software, SaaS, and AI engineering from Dev Luma. en Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/get-cited-by-ai-search-engines https://devluma.io/blog/get-cited-by-ai-search-engines AI answer engines cite sources differently from how search engines rank pages. What they actually reward, the structural changes that make content quotable, and how to measure whether it worked. SEO & GEO Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/eu-ai-act-what-software-teams-must-do https://devluma.io/blog/eu-ai-act-what-software-teams-must-do Which EU AI Act risk tier your product falls into, the obligations that came into force in August 2026, and what non-EU companies serving EU users must do. AI Consulting Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning https://devluma.io/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning A practical decision guide: what retrieval and fine-tuning each fix, what they cost, why most production systems use retrieval first, and when fine-tuning genuinely earns its place. AI Development Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-outsourcing-vs-hiring https://devluma.io/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-outsourcing-vs-hiring The three models compared on cost, ramp time, control, and IP — plus the conditions under which each one fails, and how to tell which your situation calls for. Dev Force Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/build-vs-buy-software https://devluma.io/blog/build-vs-buy-software A decision framework for build versus buy: the three questions that settle most cases, how to compare total cost honestly, and why the hybrid answer is usually right. Custom Software Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/ai-chatbot-reduce-support-costs https://devluma.io/blog/ai-chatbot-reduce-support-costs A practical look at where AI chatbots cut support costs, the ticket mix that predicts success, how to calculate payback, and the conditions under which a chatbot makes support worse. AI Chatbots Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/core-web-vitals-what-actually-matters https://devluma.io/blog/core-web-vitals-what-actually-matters The three metrics Google measures, the handful of causes behind most failures, why lab scores mislead, and the fixes that reliably move field data. Web Development Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/flutter-vs-react-native-vs-native https://devluma.io/blog/flutter-vs-react-native-vs-native How the three mobile approaches differ on performance, team fit, and long-term cost — and the specific conditions that should push you to native rather than cross-platform. Mobile Apps Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/how-to-choose-saas-development-partner https://devluma.io/blog/how-to-choose-saas-development-partner The questions that actually predict whether a SaaS development partner will deliver — on architecture, code ownership, multi-tenancy, billing, and what happens when the engagement ends. SaaS Development Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/why-landing-pages-do-not-convert https://devluma.io/blog/why-landing-pages-do-not-convert The five causes behind most poor-converting landing pages, how to tell which one you have, and the order to fix them in — starting with the one nobody wants to hear. Landing Pages Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/cloud-cost-optimisation https://devluma.io/blog/cloud-cost-optimisation The handful of causes behind most surprising cloud bills — idle non-production, over-provisioning, egress, and observability spend — and the order to tackle them in. DevOps & Deployment Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/design-systems-small-teams https://devluma.io/blog/design-systems-small-teams When a design system starts paying for itself, what the minimum useful version contains, and why most small teams build far more than they need. UI/UX Design Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/business-process-automation-roi https://devluma.io/blog/business-process-automation-roi A method for ranking automation candidates by return — how to measure what a manual process really costs, which processes pay back fastest, and which to leave alone. Business Automation Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devluma.io/blog/technical-co-founder-vs-dev-agency https://devluma.io/blog/technical-co-founder-vs-dev-agency An honest comparison of taking on a technical co-founder versus paying an agency — how cost, control, equity, speed, and long-term risk differ, and which fits which situation. Co-Founder Program Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT