Engineering

Deep-dives into systems I’ve designed and built: the architecture, the trade-offs, and the results. Each post is written so you could rebuild the thing yourself.
How Small Vision-Language Models Fail at Pointing
Four small open vision-language models, three pointing benchmarks, and a taxonomy of how they miss.
HA Milvus on Linux VMs Without Kubernetes
High-availability Milvus across plain Linux VMs with Docker Compose. No Kubernetes.
SQL Query Engine — Natural Language to PostgreSQL via a Self-Healing LLM Pipeline
Natural language to PostgreSQL through a self-healing LLM pipeline.
Picasso MCP — Self-Hosted Image Generation for Your AI Coding Assistant
A self-hosted MCP server that gives AI coding assistants image generation. One command.
Building a QR Code Scanner with Browser Camera and Flashlight Support Using React.js
A browser QR scanner in React with camera and flashlight support, fully client-side.
Integrating React.js with HugoPages: A Comprehensive Guide
Mounting React components inside Hugo pages, from build pipeline to deployment.