Salih Yildirim's BlogArticles about web development, software architecture, and modern technology stackshttps://salihyildirim.me/en-usAgentic AI in Production: What I Learned Building Tool-Calling Workflowshttps://salihyildirim.me/blog/agentic-ai-in-production-what-i-learned-building-tool-calling-workflows/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/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.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIPythonArchitectureAgentic AILLMSalih YildirimBuilding a RAG Pipeline That Actually Workshttps://salihyildirim.me/blog/building-a-rag-pipeline-that-actually-works/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/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.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIPythonRAGLLMArchitectureSalih YildirimHow Local LLMs Replaced $300/Month in OpenAI Costshttps://salihyildirim.me/blog/how-local-llms-replaced-300-dollars-in-monthly-openai-costs/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/how-local-llms-replaced-300-dollars-in-monthly-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.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAILLMPythonCost OptimizationArchitectureSalih Yildirim5 Python Patterns I Use in Every Microservicehttps://salihyildirim.me/blog/5-python-patterns-i-use-in-every-microservice/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/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.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTPythonMicroservicesBackendArchitectureBest PracticesSalih YildirimHow I Use AI to Write Better Code (Without Losing My Skills)https://salihyildirim.me/blog/how-i-use-ai-to-write-better-code-without-losing-my-skills/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/how-i-use-ai-to-write-better-code-without-losing-my-skills/A senior engineer's honest take on AI-assisted development. What actually helps, what's a waste of time, and how to keep your skills sharp while shipping faster.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIProductivityDevelopmentBest PracticesWorkflowSalih YildirimMigrating to Microservices: Lessons from a Successful Platform Rebuildhttps://salihyildirim.me/blog/migrating-to-microservices-lessons-from-a-successful-platform-rebuild/https://salihyildirim.me/blog/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.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTArchitectureMicroservicesPythonDockerAzureLeadershipSalih Yildirim