From Logic to Linear Algebra: How AI is Rewiring the Computer

For decades, computers were built for logic -- branching decisions, compilers, databases. But AI flipped the script: today's machines are being rebuilt for one thing above all else -- multiplying matrices at massive scale

Unboxing the Black Box: Understanding LLMs with Reverse Mechanistic Localization

Instead of just treating LLMs as black boxes, RML helps us understand which parts of the model contribute to specific outputs.

The Proxy Playbook: Building Fast, Secure Middle Layers in Go

You’re in the middle of a Teams call with your DevOps crew when a service starts throwing alerts. Requests are piling up, some users are getting errors, and the backend logs look like they’ve been hit by a firehose. You could spin up more servers, but that’s

Simple Tweaks That Can Make Your Meilisearch Faster

Meilisearch is a really powerful search engine; it’s fast, open-source, and easy to set up. But if you don’t configure it properly, especially the indexing and attributes, it can start to feel slow. Let’s say you set up an index with a few thousand records and start

Implementing Graphs in Golang Without Starting from Scratch

Have you ever imagined a world without connections? Think about your social media full of random unknown people in your follow recommendations, maps not showing the shortest direction between two destinations, or file imports turning into a mess of unrelated modules after compiling. This would be hard even to imagine,

From Packet Capture to Threat Hunting with Wireshark

Learn how to leverage Wireshark’s powerful features for effective network analysis and security monitoring

Automate the Boring Stuff! Check Out This Open-Source Tool

Discover how to automate everyday tasks using n8n—an open-source workflow tool.

Why Every Tech Org Needs an Internal API Map

Software Engineering is a 75 year old field. The idea of "API" has helped the field grow all this time. In the future, with AI, the number of APIs are going to explode. How are we as a field going to modernize?

Why We Chose Ansible for Infrastructure as Code

We’ve always believed in building infrastructure like we write software: version-controlled, repeatable, and disposable when needed. For two years, we had credits on AWS, and during that time, we manually spun up servers and ran a self-hosted stack manually: * Nomad + Consul + Vault for orchestration and secrets * NGINX for reverse

Why Linux Isn’t Immune: The Rising Tide of Malware and How to Respond

Linux powers an estimated 90% of the cloud workload worldwide. Linux-based servers are an engineer's favorite when it comes to developing world-class products. But the idea that Linux is inherently secure is a common misconception. In 2022 alone there were around 1.7 million new Linux malware samples.

Learn How to Navigate Code Structures and Extract Details Using Tree-sitter

Unlock the power to explore and extract any part of your code effortlessly with Tree-sitter

Build Your CAN Bus Skills: A Beginner’s Guide to Using CAN in Your Projects

In this article, we’ll dive into the CAN (Controller Area Network) Bus protocol by building a hands-on setup using the MCP2515 CAN Bus Module and an Arduino board. CAN is a high-reliability, long-range communication standard designed for microcontrollers and embedded systems—without the need for a central host. It