Choosing the right database has three aspects: - Technical. - Administrative. - Human. Technical: Which DB is best suited for the type and amount of data I have and how I’m gonna use this data (how often read/write/ update). Administrative: What databases are supported in my

The best code is when you come back one year later to make changes to it, and it's easy and effortless.

Got my first Raspberry Pi 5. It's really fun to have your own little server. You can ssh into it any time and run linux stuff. No need for any display or keyboard. It's just sitting there on the table, happily blinking with It's LED.

No plan survives contact with production.

A good AI wrapper gets better when the underlying model gets better. A bad AI wrapper becomes deprecated or useless when the underlying model improves.

VibeCoding means saying yes to every suggestion from AI with no or little review or constructive criticism. VibeCoding is blind trust in AI.

Slower is faster.

There is a difference between: - "AI can not do X right now" - "AI will never be able to do X"

There are two main uses of AI: - Code faster. - Become a better code by having AI review your code, then review the code from AI, etc. One leads to more code. One leads to better code.

There is a maintenance tax for AI generated code. It's faster to write but slower to maintain and update.

Can it even be called "shipping" if it's not inside a Docker container?

ChatGPT is the best teacher I have ever had. Instead of listening to a long talk, I can have a conversation and dig into the aspects I'm interested in the most. It answers all my questions clearly and to the point. ChatGPT makes learning fun again.

TIL in Python: You can use '...' instead of 'pass' to define an abstract method.

Today I learned about 'Protocol' in Python. Looks like a hippie version of inheritance. Quite cool.

Remember the time when you were coding without AI. Because it didn't exist. Days to fix some bugs. Weeks to learn new libraries. It was a different epoch. Future generations will not believe it was possible.

502 is the scariest number.

Is there an AdBlock but for AI? That removes Copilot from all Office products, removes Gemini from Chrome, etc? AIBlock?

Each time I try a new image generation model, I'm blown away by its abilities. Then, I try to do something useful with it, and I keep bumping into its limitations. There's a difference between showcase images and images that you can use in an actual project.

Today, I learned that user vs. kernel modes were not invented by the OS but are hardwired in the CPU itself.

We're getting closer to a convergence of: - LLMs (multimodal, open, and small enough to run locally) - Cheap hardware (Raspberry Pi, ESP32) with AI acceleration options - 3D printing (home or as a service) - Quality servos Robotics becomes accessible to anyone.

I really like CLion + PlatformIO to program ESP32. It's as easy to use as Arduino IDE but much more powerful and flexible. I still can't believe Arduino IDE forces you to keep all code in a single file.