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docs: add blog post primer comparing workflow engines (Airflow, Prefect, Temporal, Inngest, Windmill)

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docs: rename "gets right/wrong" to "pros/cons"

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fix: correct Temporal determinism claims — sandbox is TS-only, Go/Java are by convention

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fix: clarify dedicated workers as existing solution for cold start

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fix: mention agent mode as existing non-direct-DB worker option

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fix: correct broken link to agent workers docs

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fix: correct DB assumptions — not all use Postgres, data passing through DB is universal

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fix: rework Airflow cons to focus on real issues — latency, Python-only, no visual editor

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docs: add concrete Airflow benchmark numbers and explain why cold start is high

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fix: focus Airflow latency analysis on architecture (3-hop vs 1-hop), not language

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