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Docker and CI/CD
Compose as a contract between app and infrastructure
Docker Compose is useful when service hostnames, health, and seed steps are treated as part of the application, not as a local hack.
Written 2026-10-10
Software architecture
Layering a commerce API without hiding the seams
How the e-commerce API keeps routes, validation, services, and infrastructure in separate layers, based on the actual project layout.
Written 2026-10-10
Local AI
Local LLMs are a hardware conversation
Running models at home makes GPU memory, RAM, CPU, and disk limits visible in a way API invoices do not.
Written 2026-10-10
Machine learning
Training an MLP without a machine-learning framework
What implementing backpropagation, a genetic algorithm, and 10-fold cross-validation by hand actually forces you to confront.
Written 2026-10-10