How to handle deeply nested conditional logic without losing your mind. A deep dive into a real refactor of CueMarshal's Gitea MCP server.
Why standard code execution isn't safe for kids, and how I built a secure, traceable environment for FireFly using Judge0 and Python's tracing hooks.
Why 2025 was the turning point from 'AI as a chat interface' to 'AI as an autonomous delivery agent,' and what that means for the year ahead.
Why standard API calls aren't enough for agentic workflows, and how I built an MCP server to give CueMarshal's agents deep repo awareness in Gitea.
Platform Engineering is more than 'DevOps with a new name.' It is becoming core infrastructure for high-performing engineering organizations.
How I ended up solving a subtle OData problem in ASP.NET Core: applying a filter nested inside $apply so count headers stay accurate for grouped queries.
How Famorize handles global users: floating point errors, exchange rate drift, and the UX of money across borders.
Auth is always harder than it looks. Here is how I set up OIDC for my personal projects without spending a fortune on managed services.
What building CueMarshal taught me about real multi-agent design: role boundaries, permissions, identity, routing, and why orchestration matters more than agent count.
Why most AI tutors are just homework-solvers, and how I used specific prompting and Bayesian Knowledge Tracing to make FireFly a real teacher.
