Editorial Policy

1. Who Writes The IT Hustle

Content on The IT Hustle is published under the pen name 'Salty Deprecated Software Engineer' — the site's editorial voice, operated by Salty Rantz LLC. It is one consistent persona, not a rotating cast of ghostwriters.

A human editor reviews and approves every article, tool description, and policy before it is published. Nothing goes live unreviewed.

2. Sourcing and Accuracy

Every statistic, price, and factual claim must trace to a source or carry a 'last verified' date. If a number cannot be verified, it is removed before publication.

• Model and API pricing is checked against vendor pricing pages and dated.
• Code examples are run before they are published.
• External links are checked at publication time.

3. How We Use AI

This is a site about operating AI, and we use it the way we tell you to: as a drafting tool with a human in the loop. Drafts may be produced with our own content pipeline; the review, the judgment, and the responsibility are human.

AI-assisted posts are flagged in their metadata. We do not publish unedited model output.

4. How This Site Makes Money

The IT Hustle is funded by advertising and affiliate links — nothing else. All tools are free, with no accounts, subscriptions, or paywalls.

• Affiliate links are marked as sponsored and carry a disclosure on the page.
• Advertisers have no say in editorial content, rankings, or reviews.

5. Updates and Freshness

AI pricing and capabilities change monthly. Pages that state them carry a visible 'last verified' date and are re-checked on a schedule. If a page is stale, the date will tell you — that is the point of it.