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Product news, engineering notes and research, written by the people building our products.
FeaturedCompany · 18 September 2026
Why we start every product under the root sign
A radicand is the number you have to work through before you get an answer. Here's how that idea shapes the AI products we build.
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Product28 August 2026 · 1 min
Why our first product never sees your code
Afara's backend never receives your source. The architecture choices behind local analysis, and what we gave up to get there.
Engineering6 August 2026 · 1 min
Motion that helps, and how to turn it off
How we add rich animation to sites like this one without hurting performance or people who prefer reduced motion.
Research15 July 2026 · 1 min
Write the evaluation before the prompt
The evaluation suite is the spec. We write it first, and it's the single biggest reason our AI features survive contact with users.
Product24 June 2026 · 1 min
Afara is in beta
Our first product is open to teams. What it does, who it's for, and what we're working on next.
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