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Sep 14
What Building Reigner Taught Me About Context, Cost, and TrustReigner began as an attempt to make document Q&A agents cheaper, more traceable, and easier to understand. Building it changed how I think about orchestration, retrieval, citations, and where model capability is worth spending.
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May 4
From Prompt Engineering to Harness EngineeringA practical reflection on why reliable AI agents depend less on clever prompts and more on the harness around them - ingestion pipelines, intentional knowledge representations, tool design, orchestration, role policy, and verifiable outputs.
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May 3
Setting Up a Hetzner VPS with CoolifyA step-by-step guide to provisioning a Hetzner VPS using the Coolify marketplace image, hardening SSH, configuring DNS and HTTPS, locking down the firewall, and deploying your first app.
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Mar 3
The Anatomy of a Bulletproof Pitch - 5 Lessons from Presenting QuestCraftA practical guide on what I learned about crafting and delivering a compelling pitch deck, from structuring slides to handling the Q&A.
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Dec 29
Your Users Will Break Your App (and That’s a Good Thing)Real users don’t behave like test cases, and that’s where the real learning begins. This blog explores how user feedback and unexpected behavior shape better UX and a stronger SaaS product.
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Dec 28
VPS Setup ChecklistThis is a blog on the general checklist that I have come to follow while setting up a VPS
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Nov 17
Setting Up Coolify with a Custom Domain and SSL Certificates Using Traefik and Cloudflare - A Comprehensive GuideSetting up a custom domain and SSL certificates for Coolify with Traefik and Cloudflare.
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Jun 16
Building an LLM Chatbot with Django, Django Channels, DRF, and LangchainLearn how to create a powerful and interactive LLM Chatbot using Django, Django Channels, Django Rest Framework, and LangChain for seamless real-time communication and API integration
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Jun 4
Unleash the Power of the Awesome AWK ~ A Simple GuideLearn the basics of AWK, a powerful text processing tool used for data manipulation, string processing, and pattern scanning. Discover how to filter and transform data using simple and intuitive code examples.
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Mar 16
Deploying Django-Nginx app in AWS ec2Learn how to seamlessly deploy a robust Django application with Nginx on AWS EC2 to scale your web presence and boost performance.
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