Dave Heistein
20 posts
AEO Competitor Analysis: Track AI Answer Engine Rivals
Every company’s competitors are showing up in AI-generated answers, but do marketers know which ones, for which queries,…
Share of Voice Tools for Growing Companies
When tracking share of voice for marketing teams, it’s often assumed to be a vanity metric — a…
Free Answer Engine Optimization Tools to Benchmark LLM Visibility
I’ve spent considerable time testing free answer engine optimization tools across dozens of brand audits, and the verdict…
How NOT to behave in Open Source
A Vegan walks into a smokehouse, walks up to the counter, asks to see the manager, demands that…
High-Level Kubernetes Architecture
Kubernetes follows a master–worker (control-plane / node) model. At a high level: Control Plane = Brain of the…
ChatGPT Instant Checkout
OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT Instant Checkout, a feature that lets users complete purchases directly within ChatGPT. At…
5 Work Plan Examples You Can Learn From
Creating a clear plan of action is essential for staying organized and meeting deadlines. Whether you’re managing a…
Porting MiniScript to Cosmopolitan Libc
There is a lot to be written up. Starting with “wtf is cosmopolitan?” If you leave this now…
DevLog 20250713: Ease of Pain
Some of the earlier pains when creating new projects with Unreal Engine, besides gigantic project size and snail-speed…
How to use pgpainless-core
Setup // If you use Gradle ... dependencies { ... implementation "org.pgpainless:pgpainless-core:1.7.2" ... } // If you use…