I recently tested several different LLMs by tasking them with implementing a simple authentication feature for a web app. It is clear that almost all modern LLMs are now excellent at following a structured blueprint. However, the real differences appeared when looking under the hood at the security ...

Exactly ten years ago, I gave a talk at the SF JavaScript meetup titled 5 Kung Fu Moves for Front-End Heroes. A full decade later, I found myself wondering: are these techniques still the secret sauce for modern front-end engineering, or have they been rendered obsolete by time?

Just a few years ago, realistic local speech generation seemed unimaginable. Today, its quality is exceptional and, crucially, it delivers these results without compromising privacy. The video above showcases audio generated from a sample text, running entirely on the local machine previously discus...

Just a few years ago, realistic local speech generation seemed unimaginable. Today, its quality is exceptional and, crucially, it delivers these results without compromising privacy.

Despite being over eight years old, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti remains a compelling choice for enthusiasts keen on running LLM locally. Initially launched in early 2017 with a $699 MSRP, this GTX 1080 Ti card quickly earned a “legendary GPU” reputation among tech reviewers and YouTubers. Today, it’s rea...

Despite being over eight years old, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti remains a compelling choice for enthusiasts keen on running LLM locally.

“Agent” is likely going to be the word that will cause existential dread to true LLM enthusiasts. Everyone’s got a different idea of what it means. In our modern age of innovation theater, lots of organizations gleefully slap the “agentic” label on anything that vaguely resembles a regular program (...

“Agent” is likely going to be the word that will cause existential dread to true LLM enthusiasts.

Ever witnessed a fighter jet spewing hot flames as it kicks into afterburner? In that moment, efficiency is deliberately sacrificed for maximum acceleration. In the midst of combat, efficiency means nothing when your life is on the line. The jet engine must keep roaring, before the pilot gets taken ...

Ever witnessed a fighter jet spewing hot flames as it kicks into afterburner? In that moment, efficiency is deliberately sacrificed for maximum acceleration.

This is powered by SearXNG, an excellent open-source meta search engine. Unlike traditional search engines like Google or Bing, SearXNG doesn’t crawl the web and index content. Instead, it leverages other search engines like DuckDuckGo, Qwant, and Mojeek to fetch results while protecting your privac...

This is powered by SearXNG, an excellent open-source meta search engine.

You can absolutely run Qwen-2.5 32B. And of course, Llama-3.1 8B and Llama-3.2 Vision 11B are no problem at all. Now, before you get too excited, there’s a catch: this rig won’t break any speed records (more on that later). But if you’re after a budget-friendly way to do LLM research, this build mig...

You can absolutely run Qwen-2.5 32B. And of course, Llama-3.1 8B and Llama-3.2 Vision 11B are no problem at all.

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that offers a compelling alternative to popular PaaS solutions like Heroku. With built-in support for Linux containers, deploying an application on Dokku is straightforward. However, there is a lesser-known deployment method that involves sending a...

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that offers a compelling alternative to popular PaaS solutions like Heroku. With built-in support for Linux containers, deploying an application on Dokku is straightforward. However, there is a lesser-known deployment method that involves sending a...

For React Native mobile apps targeting Android and iOS, an easy way to setup its continuous integration is to take advantage of Actions, an automation workflow service provided by GitHub. Even better, for open-source projects, GitHub Action offers unlimited free running minutes (at the time of this ...

For React Native mobile apps targeting Android and iOS, an easy way to setup its continuous integration is to take advantage of Actions, an automation workflow service provided by GitHub. Even better, for open-source projects, GitHub Action offers unlimited free running minutes (at the time of this ...

Thanks to the complete GitHub Actions for MSYS2, it is easier than ever to construct a continuous integration setup for building with compilers and toolchains which can run on MSYS2. The details are available on the official page, github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-msys2. However, perhaps it is be...

Thanks to the complete GitHub Actions for MSYS2, it is easier than ever to construct a continuous integration setup for building with compilers and toolchains which can run on MSYS2.

When working on command-line utilities which can be useful for various platforms, from Windows on x86 to Linux on MIPS, the existence of a cross-compilation is highly attractive. A number of different binaries can be constructed conveniently from a single, typically powerful host system. Alpine Linu...

When working on command-line utilities which can be useful for various platforms, from Windows on x86 to Linux on MIPS, the existence of a cross-compilation is highly attractive. A number of different binaries can be constructed conveniently from a single, typically powerful host system.

Even though Ubuntu/Debian is equipped with its legendary powerful package manager, dpkg, in some cases, it is still beneficial to take advantage of Nix, a purely functional package manager. The complete manual of Nix does a fantastic job on explaining how to install and use it. But for the impatient...

Even though Ubuntu/Debian is equipped with its legendary powerful package manager, dpkg, in some cases, it is still beneficial to take advantage of Nix, a purely functional package manager.

Your little Firebase project is getting bigger every day? Never underestimate the need to establish a solid and firm integration tests from the get go. Once you start to utilize various features of Firebase, from Hosting, Functions, and Firestore, it is imperative to incorporate practical local test...

Your little Firebase project is getting bigger every day? Never underestimate the need to establish a solid and firm integration tests from the get go.

For a blog hosted with Firebase Hosting, it turns out that a little search box is fairly easy to implement by using Cloud Functions for Firebase. As with the current trend nowadays, this blog is a static site prepared with Hugo and deployed to Firebase (see my previous blog: Static Site with Hugo an...

For a blog hosted with Firebase Hosting, it turns out that a little search box is fairly easy to implement by using Cloud Functions for Firebase.

After using Azure DevOps for a while, I am totally sold on its Auto Complete feature for pull requests. While it does not apply universally, I do believe that any development process should be at the level where merging pull requests, or generalizing it, integrating all forms of contribution, should...

After using Azure DevOps for a while, I am totally sold on its Auto Complete feature for pull requests. While it does not apply universally, I do believe that any development process should be at the level where merging pull requests, or generalizing it, integrating all forms of contribution, should...