App Teardown: How Duolingo's Streak Mechanic Actually Works
We break down the psychology, engineering, and design decisions behind the most effective retention mechanic in consumer apps.
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We break down the psychology, engineering, and design decisions behind the most effective retention mechanic in consumer apps.
The gap between an AI demo and production AI is enormous. RAG architecture, evaluation, monitoring, and the mistakes that kill most AI features.
Battle-tested performance tips from shipping 100+ React Native apps. Rendering, navigation, images, and startup time optimizations that actually move the needle.