The commercial, closed-source models have significantly advanced beyond current open-source alternatives. Beyond the pure size of the model parameters, companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have effectively mastered the process of ‘scaffolding’ these models to specialise in particular tasks. Where models like Deepseek, Llama and Mistral ...

There's something truly magical about sitting with a cup of coffee and allowing your mind to wander freely. Embracing those quiet moments when your phone isn't buzzing and no one is demanding your attention can lead to remarkable philosophical journeys that transform how we see our lives. I notice something as I write this...I'm alread...

I've been reflecting deeply on the role of notifications in our lives - those brief vibrations on our phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches. What began as a simple feature has stealthily woven itself into the fabric of our digital existence, becoming so pervasive that we rarely recognise how profoundly disruptive these small alert...

In a nation that's sent a spacecraft to Mars, a sad trend is emerging in India's startup ecosystem: the meteoric rise of astrology apps. While the world focuses on AI and renewable energy, some of our brightest minds are busy decoding celestial gibberish. This cosmic gold rush is more of a black hole for innovation. The Pseudo-Science ...

As someone who works with Flask in production environments, I've found that the best way to understand web architecture is through real-world analogies. Let's talk about web servers, workers, and threads using something we all understand - a restaurant kitchen. The Restaurant (aka Your Web Server): Okay, picture this, your web server i...

If you've worked with AWS Lambda, you're probably familiar with the 15-minute execution limit. It can be quite a constraint when dealing with longer tasks, right? Let me share a reliable pattern I've been using that elegantly handles this limitation by combining Lambdas with EventBridge and SQS. The Building Blocks • AWS Lambda: Our se...

As the CTO of a tech startup here in India, I've been keenly following the global trends in data management and AI implementation. Recently, I came across a fascinating report from MIT Technology Review Insights that really resonated with my experiences. I wanted to share some key insights and my thoughts on how they apply to our rapid...

I believe that optimising the time-to-production is one of the most crucial factors correlated to a software engineer's growth. Here, I don't just limit it to technical growth but also their ability to handle tough situations and stay calm in the face of a burning production environment. I have seen projects that have gone on for years...

Implementing code via AWS lambdas has always been a double-edged sword. It's one of the easiest ways to deploy code but also has its pitfalls when it comes to implementations with complex logic, external library dependencies and version control. I wanted to document the process of how I implement CI/CD with AWS lambdas from scratch. Ov...