As a third-year computer science student, my curiosity constantly pushes me to explore new technologies. Through numerous coding and deployment experiences, I’ve come to appreciate that beyond performance and elegant design, security and reliability are paramount for any software system. In an era marked by frequent data breaches and evolving cyber-attacks, constructing robust digital defenses…
TL;DR Traceloop auto-instruments your LangChain RAG pipeline, exports spans via OpenTelemetry, and ships ready-made Grafana dashboards. Turn on the built-in Faithfulness and QA Relevancy monitors in the Traceloop UI, import the dashboards, and set a simple alert (e.g., > 5 % flagged spans in 5 min) to catch and reduce hallucinations in production, no custom…
At the risk of sounding like someone who’s old before his time, I have a fairly substantial list of tech pet peeves. At the lower end of the scale, I don’t understand folks who hold their phone at a distance when having a conversation, nor am I a fan of using a phone without a…
Google’s new Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite model is its fastest and most cost-efficient The model is for tasks that don’t require much processing, like translation and data organization The new model is in preview, while Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are now generally available AI chatbots can respond at a pretty rapid clip at this point,…
We’re extending the deadline for the Storyblok Headless CMS Challenge to give more folks the opportunity to join in. The new deadline is Sunday, June 29 at 11:59 PM PST. That’s one more week to build a digital experience with Storyblok! A few friendly reminders: 🎯 Two ways to win – we’re selecting two winners,…
Level Up Your Python APIs with FastAPI Ever felt like building APIs was more complex than it needed to be? You’re not alone! Many developers find themselves wrestling with boilerplate code and confusing configurations. FastAPI swoops in as a modern, high-performance web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+ that’s actually fun to use. This…
As a third-year student deeply passionate about computer science, I am often amazed by the captivating “real-time” nature of modern internet applications. Whether it’s the split-second delivery of messages in instant messaging software, the seamless synchronization of multi-person editing in online collaborative documents, or the millisecond-level data refresh on financial trading platforms, these seemingly ordinary…
It’s not been a great week for calm beachside bathing: on Monday I was writing about all four Jaws movies coming to a streaming device near you, and now Netflix’s new critical hit The Survivors will make you wary of what might wash up. The six-part series has become one of the best Netflix shows…
Nintendo Switch 2 users are reporting console online bans due to the use of the Mig Flash tool The tool allows players to back up legally purchased games It raises the question of console and game ownership amid the industry’s shift away from physical game copies The build-up to the Nintendo Switch 2‘s launch was…
As a generation characterized as “digital natives,” the way Gen Z interacts with and consumes knowledge is rooted in their desire for instant gratification and personalization. How will this affect the future of knowledge management and the technologies of tomorrow?
