How Machines Learn
A grounded explanation of how AI systems learn—and why it's often misunderstood.
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Notes on engineering, performance, and developer experience.
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AI and Tacit Knowledge
Reflecting on why machine learning feels more like tacit, embodied expertise than conscious reasoning—and what that means for AI hype.
Clean Architecture on the Frontend: Beyond Smart and Dumb Components
A practical look at separating business meaning from UI mechanics in React, using a real invoice app refactor as the example
How I Planned My Full-Stack Invoice App (and What I'd Do Differently)
What began as a Frontend Mentor challenge became a deep dive into full-stack architecture. This post unpacks my design decisions, lessons learned, and why overengineering can be a powerful way to learn simplicity.
Why is Java so dumb?
Java’s data types, wrapper classes, and concurrency helpers look excessive until you see the trade-offs they unlock.
Why is Java so dumb? (Part 2)
A playful look at Java’s entry point, file conventions, and curly-brace culture, and why the verbosity pays off in large systems.
Why JavaScript is so hard for beginners
Legacy syntax, paradigm overload, and a forgiving runtime make JavaScript tough on newcomers, but understanding those quirks helps.
Welcome to my blog
Kickstarting this blog with a few thoughts on what will land here and why it exists.
How coding is like playing sports
Why treating programming as a bundle of practiced skills—rather than pure theory—helps developers escape plateaus.
Docker Compose: Production Patterns and Best Practices
Learn production-ready Docker Compose patterns including environment management, custom images, and multi-service architectures
Docker Compose: Building a Real Application
Create a Node.js application that connects to PostgreSQL and understand how Docker Compose services communicate
Docker Compose: Your First Application in 10 Minutes
Install Docker Desktop and run a complete web application with database using Docker Compose
Docker Compose: Running Applications Without the Hassle
Learn how Docker Compose solves the 'it works on my machine' problem by letting you run entire applications with one command