Series

Buzzword Compliance

Tech buzzwords, actually explained.

Each episode covers one buzzword and assigns a tier rating based on how much real work the technology actually does. Filter by tier below, or browse the full glossary.

● Load-Bearing- irreplaceable infrastructure● Structural- real pattern, sometimes misused● Ornamental- label, not a spec
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Ep. 01

Vector Database

Load-Bearing

A database that finds things by meaning, not by exact match

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Ep. 02

RAG

Structural

How AI systems look things up instead of making things up

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Ep. 03

MCP

Structural

The USB-C port that lets AI plug into your tools

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Ep. 04

Vibe Coding

Ornamental

Letting an AI write your code while you provide the vibes