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Building a ChatGPT App with Next.js 16.1and MCP

Dec 29, 2025 · 5 min read · I spent the last few days building a ChatGPT App for Datadef. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powerful—it basically lets you turn ChatGPT into a host for your own interactive apps—but the documentation is still a bit scattered. This is a breakdow...

What I learned debugging a factory at 5 AM

Dec 1, 2025 · 10 min read · The call came at 5:14 AM. A bearing on production line 7 had failed, and the plant manager wanted to know why our "predictive maintenance system" hadn't caught it. I spent the next four hours tracing data from the dashboard back through our pipelines...

Datadef v0.1.2 — Starter Templates, Drawing Revolution, and Professional Dashboard

Sep 25, 2025 · 4 min read · Ready to build data lineage diagrams that actually get used? This release is all about getting you and your team productive instantly. We've shipped production-ready templates, made drawing as intuitive as Draw.io, and created a dashboard experience ...

Why the best innovations often hide in the most boring features

Sep 23, 2025 · 7 min read · I've been building software for long enough to know that the features you think will change everything usually don't, and the ones that actually do change everything are the ones you barely thought about when you shipped them. Case in point: Datadef'...

How to approach project management when the project is data?

Sep 21, 2025 · 4 min read · Introduction In most companies, the architecture of project management instruments usually revolves around elements like tasks, milestones, and timelines. These tools, though very effective in delivering software products or handling general business...