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AI & ML

Explore machine learning, AI agents, and autonomous systems

Machine Learning Deep learning, neural networks, and ML fundamentals
AI Agents Multi-agent systems and orchestration
Prompt Engineering Crafting effective prompts for AI systems
MoE Architecture Mixture of Experts patterns and implementation
LLM Integration Building with large language models
AI Development AI-accelerated development workflows
Building an AI Blog Writer: From Topic to Published Post with n8n, Claude, and GitHub
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Building an AI Blog Writer: From Topic to Published Post with n8n, Claude, and GitHub

How I built an AI agent that researches my 216 blog posts, generates complete drafts with validated frontmatter, and commits directly to GitHub. Paste a topic, get a production-ready post. The first of five components in an autonomous blog publishing system.

Developer skills

Level up your development skills and productivity

Best Practices Industry-proven development patterns
Code Quality Writing maintainable and testable code
Testing Test-driven development and quality assurance
Debugging Effective debugging strategies and tools
Performance Optimization techniques and profiling
Career Growth Professional development and mentorship
Cutting Cortex LLM Costs by 90%: The Prompt Engineering Playbook
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Cutting Cortex LLM Costs by 90%: The Prompt Engineering Playbook

Real-world cost optimization through strategic prompt engineering, smart model selection, and caching—with actual numbers from production

Engineering

Software architecture, system design, and infrastructure

Architecture System design and architectural patterns
Infrastructure DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure
APIs REST, GraphQL, and API design
Databases Database design and optimization
Microservices Distributed systems and service architecture
Scalability Building systems that scale
Cleaning House: Migrating a 90-Deployment k3s Cluster to fabric-forge
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Cleaning House: Migrating a 90-Deployment k3s Cluster to fabric-forge

A k3s cluster accumulated 90 deployments across 80 namespaces from a previous era. Here is the plan to strip it down and rebuild around fabric-forge.

Enterprise software

Building robust, scalable enterprise applications

Authentication OAuth, SSO, and identity management
Compliance GDPR, SOC2, and regulatory requirements
Data Management Enterprise data strategies and governance
Integration Enterprise system integration patterns
Monitoring Observability and incident management
Migration Legacy system modernization
Zero-Downtime Database Migrations
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Zero-Downtime Database Migrations

Techniques and patterns for performing database schema migrations with zero downtime in production environments

News & insights

Latest trends, updates, and industry insights

Product Updates New features and announcements
Industry Trends Emerging technologies and patterns
Case Studies Real-world implementation stories
Community Developer community highlights
Interviews Expert insights and conversations
Research Technical research and findings
From Obstacles to Teammates: How Automation Built Itself a Better Partner
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From Obstacles to Teammates: How Automation Built Itself a Better Partner

The story of fabric-forge and fabric/social — what happens when you stop fighting your tools and start listening to them.

Open Source

Contributing to and building open source software

Getting Started Your first open source contribution
Maintainership Managing open source projects
Licensing Understanding open source licenses
Community Building Growing and nurturing communities
Documentation Writing effective project docs
Sponsorship Funding and sustaining projects
Git-Steer Can Contribute to Other People's Repos Too
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Git-Steer Can Contribute to Other People's Repos Too

Git-steer forked PegaProx, an open-source Proxmox management platform, audited the codebase, and submitted 10 pull requests in a single session.

Security

Application security, best practices, and threat mitigation

Authentication Secure auth patterns and implementation
Vulnerabilities Common security issues and fixes
Encryption Data protection and cryptography
DevSecOps Security in the development lifecycle
Compliance Security standards and regulations
Incident Response Handling security incidents
What the IBM X-Force Report Taught Us About Securing Our Own Tools
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What the IBM X-Force Report Taught Us About Securing Our Own Tools

After reading the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, we audited git-steer — an MCP server with autonomous access to GitHub repos. Here's what we found and fixed.

Databases

Database design and optimization

6 posts

Engineering

Debugging a Qdrant Re-indexing Pipeline: From Memory Leak to Efficient Batch Embeddings

Dive deep into solving a complex memory leak in a Qdrant vector database re-indexing pipeline, revealing optimization strategies for batch embeddings processing.

Engineering

Taming Longhorn: How Snapshot Limits Saved Our K3s Cluster from Disk Pressure Disasters

A practical guide to preventing unbounded storage consumption in Kubernetes with Longhorns snapshotMaxCount parameter. Learn how we reduced potential disk usage by 98% and brought cortex-qdrant back to replicated storage.

Engineering

Redis vs PostgreSQL: Why "Replace" Is the Wrong Question

Understanding when to use Redis vs PostgreSQL in modern systems - not a choice between databases, but a complementary relationship leveraging each tool's strengths for optimal performance and durability

Engineering

Deploying Redis-Backed Catalog Service: From 500ms to 1ms Asset Lookups

Rebuilding the Cortex catalog service with Redis backend on K3s cluster - achieving 500x performance improvement with sub-millisecond lookups, high availability, and automated discovery

Engineering

Understanding Database Transactions and ACID: The Foundation of Data Integrity

A deep dive into database transactions and ACID properties. Learn what transactions are, why they matter, and how ACID guarantees keep your data consistent even when things go wrong.

Engineering

Database Sharding Strategies for Scale: From Theory to Production

A comprehensive guide to database sharding - when you need it, how to implement it, and what strategies work best. Learn horizontal partitioning techniques that enable applications to scale beyond single database limits.