Posts Tagged "Engineering"
My side project AI setup: any agent, from anywhere, on a budget
I've gone all in on AI agents for my side projects. Here's how I run them on my desktop PC like a little server, keep them in containers, and reach them from my phone, all on two individual subscriptions.
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What over a year of building with AI has taught me
I recently earned the CCAR-F certification through a great opportunity at Entelect, which gave me a reason to look back on a year of heavy AI tool use. Here's what I've been reaching for, and the habits that make working with these tools productive.
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Code is excellent context
I was on the fence about the long-term value of AI coding tools - until I used them for modernisation and migration work. Here I share why existing codebases are such a powerful source of context for LLMs, and a couple of prompting tips that have helped me get better results.
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5x Faster Cold Starts - is .NET Native AOT worth the trade offs?
This post explores using AOT compilation features of .NET to improve performance for AWS Lambda functions. Find a template to use yourself inside as well!
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ParenTime MVP Launch
I finally launched it - but it's far from done. I share some of my learnings and things that worked or I would do differently in this post.
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App Build Update: Infrastructure
A short update on the planned infrastructure for ParenTime - my app build
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What is an API?
The term API gets thrown around loosely in different contexts, and I wanted a useful resource to share with others to explain it - in my own way.
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Building with .NET Aspire
The .NET Aspire experience has been great! Developing for native AWS resources with .NET made simpler with Aspire.
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