What we’re learning about AI, engineering, and design, and the stories of the platforms we build with our clients.
Design
Rethinking the infrastructure or raising the server budget were both on the table. Instead, our office cat Tiger, an expert at waiting, became the loading animation now running across all of AIESEC’s analytics. Designed by Saumya Nigam.
Michael Kevin Victor · · 2 min read
Client stories
Hidden buttons left users thinking they’d done something wrong, and support tickets piled up. One toolbar now shows every action, what it does, and why it’s blocked, on every object and on mobile.
Michael Kevin Victor · · 3 min read
AI
No one likes filling out forms, but everyone likes getting reimbursed and paid. Every reimbursement request and vendor invoice form at Commutatus now fills itself in with AI.
Michael Kevin Victor · · 1 min read
Engineering
With 15 million data points and about 150 analytics requests a minute, queries took 20 to 90 seconds. A 24-hour query cache, with live data whenever today is included, took the average to under 200ms.
Michael Kevin Victor · · 3 min read
