HTTP
HTTP Status Codes Explained: Unlock the Web’s Secret Signals
Decode HTTP status codes: from 200 OK to 404 Not Found, unlock the web’s secrets with this guide!
Latest
Understanding OpenTelemetry: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide
This guide will walk you through setting up a basic distributed tracing system using OpenTelemetry and Jaeger. You'll learn how to instrument a Python Flask application and visualise traces in Jaeger's UI. Source Code: All code for this guide is available on GitHub at https://github.
JWT
Understanding JWT Tokens: A Beginner's Guide to JSON Web Tokens
Unlock JWTs: tiny, signed secrets for logins & trust. See their magic—header, payload, signature—click into place. Play at jwt.io. Your dev superpower awaits!
AWS
Dynamic AMI Selection in AWS CloudFormation: Leveraging SSM Parameter Store
In Demystifying AWS CloudFormation, we used static AMI mappings for an EC2 template. It works but needs updates and fails across regions. SSM Parameter Store fixes this, fetching fresh AMI IDs dynamically. This guide swaps mappings for SSM, with a full template to simplify AMI management.
AWS
Demystifying AWS CloudFormation: Understanding Key Template Sections
A Beginner's Guide to AWS CloudFormation - This covers the basics of CloudFormation and includes a complete working template to deploy an EC2 instance with a security group.
proxmox
Build Kubernetes-Ready Ubuntu 24.04 Templates in Proxmox
This article builds upon my previous guide, Mastering Proxmox Automation: Build an Ubuntu 24.04 Cloud-Init Template, where I walked through creating basic Ubuntu 24.04 Cloud-Init templates. Today, we're taking this a step further by building a Kubernetes-optimised template with flexible resource configuration. The
Creating Simple AI Agents: A Beginner's Guide
In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, AI agents are becoming increasingly accessible to developers of all skill levels. This article introduces the concept of AI agents and walks through creating a simple yet practical example: a landing page generator powered by language models running locally on your system
How to Run Local LLMs with Ollama: Quick Setup Guide
If you've already checked out my guide on running local LLMs with LM Studio, you might be interested in another excellent option: Ollama. This tool offers a streamlined, command-line focused approach to running LLMs locally. We can also use ollama in our code, integrate with Open WebUI
AI
How AI Models Process Text: Understanding Tokens in AI and LLMs with TikTokenizer
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), tokens are the essential building blocks that allow these systems to process and understand text. But what exactly are tokens, and how can a tool like TikTokenizer help us explore them? Let’s dive in. What Are Tokens?
AI
Run a Local LLM with LM Studio
Run Llama|Mistral|Phi|Gemma|DeepSeek|Qwen 2.5 locally on your computer! Picture this: your own AI buddy, running right on your computer, ready to chat, code, or solve problems—no internet, no fees, just you and your machine. That’s what running a Large Language Model (LLM) locally