Technical essays, architectural deep-dives, and practical guides at the intersection of code and design.
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A comprehensive guide to AI video generation models — Sora, Veo 2, Kling, Runway Gen-3, Hailuo AI, Pika, and open-weight alternatives — covering per-second pricing, quality comparisons, and production strategies that cut costs by 80% using model tiering, image-to-video workflows, and smart stitching.
A comprehensive comparison of AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, and DeepSeek — covering pricing, capabilities, context windows, and which model is the best fit for every use case.
A comprehensive guide to AI image generation models — DALL-E 3, GPT Image 1, Imagen 3, Stable Diffusion, FLUX, and Midjourney — covering per-image pricing, quality comparisons, and strategies to cut costs by 10-20x with batching, caching, model routing, and draft-refine workflows.
A grounded, no-hype take on AI agents. They're not magic — they're the same automation patterns we've been building for decades (cron jobs, pipelines, state machines), except the if/else decision engine is replaced by an LLM that can handle ambiguity. Here's what's actually new, what isn't, and how to build agents without the buzzword fog.
A deep comparison of AI coding assistants — GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Aider, Windsurf, Continue, Cody, Supermaven, and Devin — covering features, pricing, architecture, and which tool wins for each workflow.
A comprehensive guide to software supply chain security. Covers SLSA framework, dependency pinning, reproducible builds, provenance verification, and lessons from real-world supply chain attacks (SolarWinds, Log4Shell, xz).
Build an effective security incident response process. Covers incident classification, runbooks, ticketing workflows, communication templates, and post-incident reviews — with practical examples for cloud environments.
Learn how to adopt a security-first mindset as a software engineer. Covers threat modeling, attack surfaces, defense in depth, and the principle of least privilege — with real-world examples from cloud environments.
A practical guide to secrets management in cloud environments. Compare HashiCorp Vault, AWS SSM Parameter Store, and AWS Secrets Manager — with implementation patterns, rotation strategies, and common pitfalls.
The OWASP Top 10 through the lens of cloud-native applications. Covers how each vulnerability manifests in AWS/GCP/Azure environments, with cloud-specific attack vectors and defenses for serverless, containers, and microservices.
A developer-friendly introduction to penetration testing. Covers reconnaissance, common attack vectors, tools (Burp Suite, nmap, OWASP ZAP), writing security test cases, and how to think like an attacker without being one.
How to detect and manage vulnerable dependencies across hundreds of repositories. Covers SCA tools (Snyk, Dependabot, Trivy), SBOM generation, vulnerability prioritization, and building an automated remediation pipeline.