Architecture
5 articles
Agentic AI in Production: What I Learned Building Tool-Calling Workflows
Practical lessons from deploying AI agents with tool-calling. Hallucinated arguments, infinite loops, runaway costs, and the guardrails that actually prevent them.
Building a RAG Pipeline That Actually Works
Production-focused guide to building RAG pipelines with Python. Chunking strategies, vector search with pgvector, re-ranking, prompt construction, and the stuff that breaks past the tutorial stage.
How Local LLMs Replaced $300/Month in OpenAI Costs
A practical breakdown of when to move AI workloads from OpenAI APIs to local models. Real cost math, production code, and an honest look at when it's not worth the trouble.
5 Python Patterns I Use in Every Microservice
Battle-tested Python patterns for production microservices: structured config, graceful shutdown, real health checks, idempotent message processing, and structured logging. All with code.
Migrating to Microservices: Lessons from a Successful Platform Rebuild
How I led a 2.5-year migration from a legacy monolith to microservices. 100% client retention, 50% scalability improvement, and a lot of unglamorous work that made it possible.
