Fixing AI Coding's Bottleneck
Y Combinator
CI as the bottleneck 0:00
Every time developers write more code, the limit is not writing it but validating it. Blacksmith runs CI fast, because shipping software depends on tests passing and trust in the result.
Built by outsiders 1:32
The founders were not platform engineers. They came from Waterloo, Toronto, search, and database work. They saw CI as slow, painful infrastructure and built a cloud better suited to that workload.
Fast growth and scale 4:30
Blacksmith used gaming CPUs, caching, and close-by artifacts to cut waits. Langchain saw CI start in 10 to 15 seconds instead of 15 to 20 minutes, and the team keeps scaling.
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