Someone asked me about this last week and I realized I should just write it down properly instead of explaining it in DMs for the hundredth time.
My stance
I know this will not be popular with everyone, and that is fine. I would rather be honest than agreeable. The ai tools space has too many people repeating conventional wisdom without questioning whether it still applies.
The reality check
Most people approach this wrong. They start with the tools instead of the problem. Before you touch any software, write down exactly what you want to accomplish. If you cannot explain it in one sentence, you are not ready to implement it.
The nuance
Of course it is not that simple. There are legitimate scenarios where the opposite approach makes sense. If you are in a highly regulated industry, or working at enterprise scale, or dealing with sensitive data — adjust accordingly. But for the 80% of us in the normal case, what I described above is the way to go.
That is everything I know about this topic. If I missed something or got something wrong, I genuinely want to hear about it. Drop a comment or find me on clawdev.net, agent101.net.
For more technical reference, check Redis Documentation, Hugging Face.