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I've been using Docker in production for years, and I still make the same mistakes. Here are the Docker mistakes I keep repeating, why they happen, and how I finally learned to avoid them.
Continue reading: Docker in Production: The Mistakes I Keep Mak... →I spent a week testing Gemini 2.0 and GPT-4o side-by-side on real work tasks. Not benchmarks or demos—actual coding, writing, and analysis. Here's what I found, when to use which, and the real costs.
Continue reading: Gemini 2.0 vs GPT-4o: I Tested Both for Real... →TrueNAS Scale is excellent for storage, but when I actually needed to recover data, I discovered some painful limitations. Here's my honest experience with TrueNAS data recovery.
Continue reading: TrueNAS Scale: Great Until You Need to Recove... →I upgraded my Node.js API from version 18 to 22 LTS. The performance improvements are real and measurable. Here are the actual benchmarks from my production application.
Continue reading: Node.js 22 LTS: Finally, Performance That Mat... →I migrated a production Laravel 10 app to Laravel 11. The docs say it's easy. The reality? Hidden breaking changes, unexpected issues, and a migration that took twice as long as expected. Here's what they don't tell you.
Continue reading: Laravel 11: What They Don't Tell You About Mi... →I wanted voice control for my home automation, but I didn't want to send my voice data to Google or Amazon. So I built a local solution using Whisper. Here's why I chose local, the challenges I faced, and what actually works.
Continue reading: Building Voice Control That Actually Works (W... →I spent three days trying to get GPU passthrough working in Proxmox. Nothing worked. Then, on day four, I found the one setting that changed everything. Here's my complete troubleshooting journey and what finally worked.
Continue reading: GPU Passthrough: Three Days of Pain, One Day... →TypeScript's type system was driving me crazy with overly strict checks. Then TypeScript 5.6 came along and fixed the exact problem I'd been struggling with for months. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Continue reading: TypeScript 5.6 Fixed My Biggest Pain Point →I spent $2,400 fine-tuning a language model, thinking it would solve my problem. Three months later, I realized I could have achieved 90% of the results with prompt engineering for $0. Here's the expensive truth about fine-tuning that nobody tells you.
Continue reading: Fine-Tuning LLMs: The Expensive Truth Nobody... →Everyone's hyping React 19, but after using it in production for two months, I have some thoughts. The new features are cool, but they're not the game-changer everyone claims. Here's my honest take.
Continue reading: React 19 Is Overhyped (And Here's Why) →My backup system failed when I needed it most. Here's what went wrong, how I lost data, and the bulletproof backup strategy I built after learning from that disaster.
Continue reading: My Backup Strategy Failed—Here's What I Do No... →I migrated a production Next.js app to version 15. The marketing says it's amazing. The reality? It's complicated. Here's my honest review after actually using it in production.
Continue reading: Next.js 15: The Good, The Bad, and What Nobod... →Need a technical co-pilot for your next big project? Let's build something remarkable together.