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What things cost, and how we decided. Two categories, both written by the person who did the work.
Fixed price vs time and material for software work: who carries the risk, when each contract fails, what protects you on T&M, and the hybrids that hold up.
How much does it cost to build an app in 2026? Published ranges, hourly rates in India, the UK and the US, and the bills that start after launch.
In-house vs outsourcing software development: what an engineer really costs in the US, UK and India, when to hire instead, and what to keep in-house.
RAG vs fine-tuning for product teams: what each changes, what it costs to keep current, how each fails, and where MCP, long context and CAG fit in.
React Native vs Flutter in 2026, for founders: how each one renders, who you can hire, how fixes ship, and when Flutter is the better choice.
Software development rates by country in 2026, from $25 an hour in India to $300 in the US, and why the hourly rate is rarely what the project costs.