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I monitor AI models in production. Most metrics are noise. Here are the metrics that actually matter, what I track, and what I ignore.
Continue reading: Monitoring AI Models: The Metrics That Actual... →I built a real-time chat system with WebSockets. At 100 users, it worked perfectly. At 10,000 users, everything broke. Here's how I scaled it and the solutions that actually worked.
Continue reading: WebSockets in Production: Scaling Nightmares... →A ransomware attack encrypted my server. But ZFS snapshots saved everything. Here's the story of how snapshots saved my business and how to set them up properly.
Continue reading: ZFS Snapshots: The Backup That Saved My Busin... →I tried Rust 1.80 for web development. It's fast, it's safe, but it's still not worth the complexity for most web apps. Here's my honest take.
Continue reading: Rust 1.80: Still Not Worth It for Web Develop... →My API was attacked. They tried to brute force authentication, bypass rate limits, and exploit vulnerabilities. Here's how I detected it, what I fixed, and the security lessons I learned.
Continue reading: API Security: The Attack That Almost Got Thro... →I used React for two years, then switched back to Vue.js 3.5. Here's why I made the switch, what's better in Vue, and the trade-offs I considered.
Continue reading: Vue.js 3.5: Why I Switched Back from React →I moved my API to AWS Lambda thinking it would be cheaper. I was wrong. Here's the real cost analysis, when Lambda is expensive, and when traditional servers are actually cheaper.
Continue reading: AWS Lambda: When Serverless Actually Costs Mo... →I wanted to build a RAG system for my documentation. Three attempts, three failures. Here's what went wrong each time, why it failed, and what finally worked.
Continue reading: Building RAG: Why My First Three Attempts Fai... →My GitHub Actions bill was getting out of control. $200/month just for CI/CD. Then I optimized my workflows and cut costs by 70%. Here's what I did and how much I saved.
Continue reading: GitHub Actions: How I Cut Costs by 70% →I had a query that took 45 seconds in PostgreSQL 16. After upgrading to PostgreSQL 17, it runs in 2 seconds. Here's the query, what changed, and why PostgreSQL 17 made such a difference.
Continue reading: PostgreSQL 17: The Query That Finally Works F... →I wanted to run multiple LLMs simultaneously on my GPU. Simple goal, right? Wrong. GPU memory management became a nightmare. Here's what I learned the hard way.
Continue reading: Running Multiple LLMs: My GPU Memory Manageme... →Kubernetes 1.30 added a bunch of new features. But do you actually need them? I analyzed each feature, the complexity cost, and when they matter. Here's my honest take.
Continue reading: Kubernetes 1.30: Do You Actually Need These F... →Need a technical co-pilot for your next big project? Let's build something remarkable together.