The parts of a credit system nobody puts in the estimate

This story is from 2026-10-04. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

If your product sells credits, tokens, minutes or API calls, someone on your team has probably said "we'll just add a credits column to the users table." It's a reasonable first move. It's also where most teams start building a billing system they never planned to own. Here's what that column turns…

Read the full story at DEV Community — AI ↗

Timeline · 1 report

1. 2026-10-04 07:21 · DEV Community — AI
   The parts of a credit system nobody puts in the estimate