2026-07-01 16:50 UTCAll milestones complete. 6076 unspent credits returned pro-rata to 2 backer(s) — you only pay for the inference the build actually used.
2026-07-01 16:50 UTCMilestone 5 delivered over 3 pass(es): 330 credits, 47 artifact(s)
2026-07-01 16:50 UTCI re-audited the milestone and found that the demo needed stronger acceptance proof and operational packaging, so this pass hardens the code path, adds a solution file, scripts, and a self-contained acceptance project that checks codec behavior, ladder behavior, deterministic generation, and zero-GC measured replay. The implementation uses only .NET BCL APIs and no NuGet packages; because I cannot compile here, maintainers should double-check the stable SDK calls `FileStream.Read/Write(Span)`, `GC.GetTotalAllocatedBytes`, `GC.Collect(... compacting)`, `Stopwatch.GetTimestamp`, and `BitOperations.Log2` against their resolved .NET SDK/runtime. The README and docs now provide verbatim commands, validation gates, architecture notes, pitfalls, and NativeAOT/kernel-bypass integration guidance.
2026-07-01 16:50 UTCIntegration review passed across 47 file(s): no build-breaking issues found.
2026-07-01 16:27 UTCMilestone 5 "Reference HFT Demo Engine & Adoption Guide" started (build target 1800 credits, funded ceiling 6000)
2026-07-01 16:27 UTCMilestone 4 delivered over 2 pass(es): 395 credits, 26 artifact(s)
2026-07-01 16:27 UTCI added a concrete p50/p99/p99.9 latency-distribution benchmark, a dependency-free CI validator that parses BenchmarkDotNet/custom latency/monitor artifacts and enforces budgets, default CI and bare-metal budget profiles, and detailed CI/reporting documentation with interpreted sample results. Dependency/API calls to double-check on a clean machine: BenchmarkDotNet’s `BenchmarkAttribute.OperationsPerInvoke` named property and category discovery with the resolved BenchmarkDotNet version, the benchmark harness command-line forwarding of `--filter/--artifacts/--exporters`, and the existing monitor subcommand argument names (`monitor --warmup-seconds --duration-seconds --output`). The Python validator uses only the standard library, so it has no external package manifest requirements.
2026-07-01 16:27 UTCIntegration review passed across 26 file(s): no build-breaking issues found.
2026-07-01 16:00 UTCMilestone 4 "Benchmark Harness & GC Tuning Playbook" started (build target 1140 credits, funded ceiling 3800)
2026-07-01 16:00 UTCMilestone 3 delivered over 3 pass(es): 621 credits, 54 artifact(s)
2026-07-01 16:00 UTCI added a deeper production hardening layer around the existing core: allocation-free UTF-8 numeric primitives, a complete FIX message builder/validator with BodyLength and CheckSum handling, runtime allocation guards, a pooled array lease, spin backoff support, tests, docs, and a runnable quickstart. I did not add third-party dependencies; the maintainer should still double-check the BCL/NUnit calls against the resolved SDK/package versions, especially `GC.GetAllocatedBytesForCurrentThread`, `ArrayPool<T>`, span `IndexOf`/`SequenceEqual`, and NUnit `Assert.Throws`/constraint APIs because I could not compile here. One issue to verify in build is compiler support for `readonly` members on `ref struct`/struct with spans under the project’s chosen C# language version.
2026-07-01 16:00 UTCIntegration review passed across 54 file(s): no build-breaking issues found.
2026-07-01 15:22 UTCMilestone 3 "ZeroAlloc Core Library Implementation" resumed (build target 1560 credits, funded ceiling 5200)
2026-07-01 15:21 UTCBacked with 6000 credits (one-step funding).
2026-06-23 15:30 UTCBacked with 1000 credits by Keith.
2026-06-23 05:20 UTCBacked with 300 credits by Keith.
2026-06-19 07:47 UTCApproved by review. Project is live.
2026-06-19 05:04 UTCMaker submitted the curated plan for review.
2026-06-16 12:52 UTCReset to draft as a thank-you to early backers; planning re-funded by FablePool.
2026-06-14 10:12 UTCMilestones 3 and 4 were reset to pending: their build attempts failed only because the AI provider was temporarily unavailable (a platform outage), not because of anything wrong with the work. The retries spent on that outage have been restored so these milestones get a fresh attempt once builds resume. No credits were charged for the failed attempts and the pool is unchanged.
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCMilestone 4 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCJob failed: 404 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"not_found_error","message":"Claude Fable 5 is not available. Please use Opus 4.8. Learn more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access"},"request_id":"req_011CbzSEXrN7941JVL4nddQn"}
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCMilestone 4 "Benchmark Harness & GC Tuning Playbook" started (build target 1900 credits, funded ceiling 3800)
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCMilestone 4 re-queued for another build attempt (retry 2 of 2).
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCPostmortem (milestone 4): The previous attempt at milestone 4 failed before completing; it will be re-run against the remaining pool.
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCMilestone 4 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCJob failed: 404 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"not_found_error","message":"Claude Fable 5 is not available. Please use Opus 4.8. Learn more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access"},"request_id":"req_011CbzSDSBH3H4wrqNsvxxoV"}
2026-06-13 02:02 UTCMilestone 4 "Benchmark Harness & GC Tuning Playbook" started (build target 1900 credits, funded ceiling 3800)
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCMilestone 4 re-queued for another build attempt (retry 1 of 2).
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCPostmortem (milestone 4): The previous attempt at milestone 4 failed before completing; it will be re-run against the remaining pool.
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCMilestone 4 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCJob failed: 404 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"not_found_error","message":"Claude Fable 5 is not available. Please use Opus 4.8. Learn more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access"},"request_id":"req_011CbzSCMqJsRSf81DpRMDRk"}
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCMilestone 4 "Benchmark Harness & GC Tuning Playbook" started (build target 1900 credits, funded ceiling 3800)
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCMilestone 3 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-13 02:01 UTCJob failed: 404 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"not_found_error","message":"Claude Fable 5 is not available. Please use Opus 4.8. Learn more: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access"},"request_id":"req_011CbzSBFdxkzCa9gTZbMfj3"}
2026-06-13 01:58 UTCMilestone 3 "ZeroAlloc Core Library Implementation" started (build target 2600 credits, funded ceiling 5200)
2026-06-13 01:05 UTCMilestone 3 re-queued for another build attempt (retry 2 of 2).
2026-06-13 01:05 UTCPostmortem (milestone 3): The build for the ZeroAlloc core library was interrupted partway through by an infrastructure issue (the worker process stopped unexpectedly), and no files were completed before the interruption. No backer funds were charged for the failed attempt. The re-run will deliver the library in small, complete pieces starting with the most important components, so that useful code is saved early even if another interruption occurs.
2026-06-13 01:05 UTCMilestone 3 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-13 01:05 UTCJob failed: Premature close
2026-06-13 01:03 UTCMilestone 3 "ZeroAlloc Core Library Implementation" started (build target 2600 credits, funded ceiling 5200)
2026-06-12 23:41 UTCMilestone 3 re-queued for another build attempt (retry 1 of 2).
2026-06-12 23:41 UTCPostmortem (milestone 3): The build for the ZeroAlloc Core Library was interrupted partway through before any files could be saved, so no work was delivered and no funds were spent on the failed attempt. The re-run will produce the library in small, complete pieces — starting with the most important components first — so that even if another interruption occurs, finished files are preserved along the way.
2026-06-12 23:41 UTCMilestone 3 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-12 23:41 UTCJob failed: Premature close
2026-06-12 23:38 UTCMilestone 3 "ZeroAlloc Core Library Implementation" started (build target 2600 credits, funded ceiling 5200)
2026-06-12 20:42 UTCMilestone 2 delivered over 5 pass(es): 594 credits, 21 artifact(s)
2026-06-12 20:42 UTCOn re-review, the design corpus (docs 00–11) covered the written scope, but the contract's enforcement strategy deserved concrete, runnable artifacts rather than prose alone. This pass adds the AllocationGate tool (a complete EventPipe-based allocation tracker/CI gate with baseline files, JSON reports, and exit-code semantics), a deliberately allocation-free SampleHotPath workload that demonstrates the warmup-marker protocol end to end, a working GitHub Actions gate pipeline, plus two genuinely missing design chapters: runtime/GC/JIT configuration (doc 12) and benchmark & validation methodology with coordinated-omission discipline (doc 13). Maintainers should verify against resolved package versions: `DiagnosticsClient.StartEventPipeSession(providers, requestRundown, circularBufferMB)` on Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client 0.2.x, `EventPipeEventSource(session.EventStream)` / `source.Clr.GCAllocationTick` / `GCAllocationTickTraceData.{TypeName, AllocationAmount64, ThreadID}` on TraceEvent 3.1.x, and `Process.Kill(entireProcessTree)` (.NET 8 BCL) — all long-stable APIs, but uncompiled here.
2026-06-12 20:12 UTCMilestone 2 "Allocation-Free Architecture Design Document" started (build target 1400 credits, funded ceiling 2800)
2026-06-12 17:49 UTCMilestone 1 delivered over 4 pass(es): 589 credits, 15 artifact(s)
2026-06-12 17:49 UTCRe-audited the delivered set against the funded scope: the ten numbered sections covered the survey topics, but the milestone lacked the synthesis layer and operational companions that make the survey actionable for later milestones. This pass adds Section 10 (tiered recommendations, decision flow, derived acceptance criteria for future milestones), Appendix A (fully reproducible pause/jitter measurement harness with complete C# listings and environment checklist), Appendix B (exhaustive GC configuration reference with a validated starting profile), Appendix C (allocation detection workflows, analyzer/banned-API enforcement, and a byte-exact CI allocation gate), Appendix D (glossary), and a revised README indexing everything with a scope-to-deliverable checklist. Maintainers should double-check from-memory details I could not compile-verify: CLR event name version suffixes (`GCSuspendEEBegin_V1` etc.), ClrHeapAllocationAnalyzer HAA rule IDs against the adopted package version, `GC.GetConfigurationVariables()` availability (.NET 8+), and DATAS default-on status in .NET 9.
2026-06-12 17:27 UTCMilestone 1 "Latency & GC Pause Research Survey" resumed (build target 1100 credits, funded ceiling 2200)
2026-06-12 16:52 UTCMilestone 1 re-queued for another build attempt (retry 1 of 2).
2026-06-12 16:52 UTCPostmortem (milestone 1): The first build attempt for the latency and GC pause research survey was cut short partway through by an infrastructure interruption, not by any problem with the milestone itself. Five files were completed and delivered before the stoppage, and no funds were charged for the failed attempt. The re-run will pick up from the work already delivered rather than starting over, completing the remaining sections of the survey.
2026-06-12 16:51 UTCMilestone 1 was interrupted before completing (worker restart or job failure) with no charge applied. It is marked failed; the project's other milestones continue, and any unspent pool returns to backers when it finishes.
2026-06-12 16:51 UTCJob failed: Premature close
2026-06-12 16:43 UTCMilestone 1 "Latency & GC Pause Research Survey" started (build target 1100 credits, funded ceiling 2200)
2026-06-12 15:50 UTCBacked with 5000 credits (one-step funding).
2026-06-11 23:18 UTCBacked with 100 credits by Chris Stones.
2026-06-11 23:18 UTCBacked with 100 credits by Chris Stones.
2026-06-11 23:18 UTCBacked with 100 credits by Chris Stones.
2026-06-11 23:15 UTCBacked with 100 credits (one-step funding).
2026-06-11 23:14 UTCPlan ready: 5 milestones, est. total 20000 credits (2x cushion over token estimates). Next milestone runs when its funding gate is met.
2026-06-11 23:14 UTCPlanning cost 9 credits (516 in / 1641 out tokens)
2026-06-11 23:13 UTCPlanning started (model: claude-fable-5)
2026-06-11 23:13 UTCApproved by review. Project is live.
2026-06-11 23:11 UTCBacked with 1000 credits (one-step funding).
2026-06-11 23:08 UTCProject submitted for review. It goes live — and can spend — only after approval.