Introduction: Command-line tools are the developer’s natural habitat. Adding LLM capabilities to CLI tools creates powerful utilities for code generation, documentation, data transformation, and automation. Unlike web apps, CLI tools are fast to build, easy to integrate into existing workflows, and perfect for power users who live in the terminal. This guide covers building production-quality […]
Read more →Search Results for: title
Multi-Modal AI: Advanced Vision, Audio, and Multi-Modal RAG (Part 2 of 2)
Introduction: Multi-modal AI combines text, images, audio, and video understanding in a single model. GPT-4V, Claude 3, and Gemini can analyze images, extract text from screenshots, understand charts, and reason about visual content. This guide covers building multi-modal applications: image analysis and description, document understanding with vision, combining OCR with LLM reasoning, audio transcription and […]
Read more →Data Storytelling: How to Communicate Insights Effectively
The Presentation That Changed Everything Early in my career, I spent three weeks building what I thought was a brilliant analytics dashboard. It had every metric imaginable, interactive filters, drill-down capabilities, and real-time data feeds. When I presented it to the executive team, I watched their eyes glaze over within the first five minutes. The […]
Read more →Platform Engineering: Building Internal Developer Platforms
Platform Engineering is the discipline of building self-serve internal platforms that abstract infrastructure complexity from development teams. Unlike traditional DevOps (where developers manage infrastructure), Platform Engineering provides golden paths—opinionated, pre-configured solutions that reduce cognitive load. Gartner predicts 80% of large enterprises will have platform teams by 2026. This guide covers architecture patterns, technology choices, and […]
Read more →GraphQL vs gRPC vs REST: The 2021 Guide
Choosing the right API paradigm is critical. It’s not about which is “better,” but which fits the consumption model. Decision Matrix Feature REST gRPC GraphQL Protocol HTTP/1.1 HTTP/2 HTTP/1.1 or 2 Data Format JSON Protobuf (Binary) JSON Use Case Public APIs Internal Microservices Mobile/Frontend BFF Browser Support Native Requires Proxy (gRPC-Web) Native Why GraphQL for […]
Read more →React Query: Server State vs Client State
Redux is great for client state (is the modal open?), but terrible for server state (is this data fresh?). React Query (now TanStack Query) manages caching, background updates, and stale data automaticallly. The Default Stale-While-Revalidate Strategy React Query assumes data is stale immediately (0ms) but keeps it in cache for 5 minutes. When you request […]
Read more →