DeepSeek's API is compatible with the OpenAI SDK — that makes the integration almost trivial. The real problem isn't the plumbing. It's deciding whether the model is actually worth it for your use case, without buying the hype or dismissing it out of fashion. Here's the framework.
Jul 22 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · TypeScript · nextjs
Node.js isn't just "JavaScript on the server." It's a paradigm shift in how we handle I/O. Thirty years in tech taught me to recognize when something genuinely moves the ground beneath your feet.
Jul 08 2026 · 5′ · Experiments · javascript · node.js
The problem with Next.js caching isn't memorizing the flags. It's deciding how fresh each piece of data actually needs to be. A guide to reading revalidate, dynamic, and no-store as data contracts, not isolated tricks.
Jul 05 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · React · TypeScript
XGBoost isn't a trend — it's the algorithm that won hundreds of ML competitions on tabular data. Why it's still the mandatory reference in 2025 and when you should reach for it.
Jun 29 2026 · 5′ · Experiments · machine learning · open source
lode reimplements DVC's hot path in Go with a non-negotiable invariant: byte-identical compatibility with DVC 3.x. Static binary, parallel hashing, state DB that avoids re-hashing. No migration, no lock-in. But pipelines are out of scope and benchmarks have context. Here's why that perimeter is an honest technical decision, not a limitation to hide.
Jun 21 2026 · 7′ · Experiments · machine learning · open source
Rust has fewer memory CVEs than C/C++ — but that's not the whole story. My analysis of what that number actually says, what it doesn't, and how to turn it into a real technical decision.
Jun 16 2026 · 8′ · Opinion · seguridad · rust
The homelabber community is building local AI dev platforms and the discussion is genuinely interesting. I have some observations that go beyond the initial excitement — and a checklist so you can decide whether the experiment is actually worth it.
Jun 16 2026 · 9′ · Opinion · TypeScript · LLM
A 2014 talk predicted JavaScript would die, replaced by ASM.js. A decade later, JS is still alive — but the tension it identified is more real than ever. Here's what's worth extracting, what to ignore, and how to turn it into a concrete technical decision.
Jun 15 2026 · 9′ · Opinion · TypeScript · javascript
A municipality announces its "own" LLM and the technical community discovers it might be a merge of an existing model. My read: the real problem isn't the fraud — it's that almost nobody knows how to verify it. Here's the checklist.
Jun 15 2026 · 9′ · Opinion · LLM · open source
Architecture, real systems, product decisions and technical lessons. Everything reviewed with my own judgment before it ships.
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