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AI Trust Drops to 29%, Usage Climbs to 84%: On What We Don't Trust
I examine the paradox behind the decline in trust in AI technologies despite their increasing usage, from a pragmatic perspective. Why we don't trust...
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Technology
7 Ways to Reduce Your AI Bill: Smart Strategies
As AI model token costs rapidly increase, I explain how you can reduce your bill using practical methods I've experienced.
Technology
Build Your Own AI Agent: Automating Tasks in 3 Steps
Learn how to build your own AI agent using Python, LangChain, and the OpenAI API. A step-by-step guide to automating tasks.
Technology
I Ran AI Agents Autonomously for 6 Months: An Honest Report
I ran my own AI agents autonomously for 6 months. In this process, I encountered successes, disappointments, technical details, and my cost analysis…
Career
What Does It Mean To Be 'Senior' In The Age of AI?
In the AI-transformed tech world, the meaning of 'senior' is changing. Experience, problem-solving, and workflow mastery are more important than prompt.
Career
The Heaviest AI Users Atrophy the Fastest: The Skill Atrophy Trap
I examine how over-reliance on AI tools dulls our professional skills, with examples from my 20 years of field experience. In the long run, this…
Career
How to Survive as a Developer in the Age of AI?
With 20 years of experience, I explain how developers should position themselves in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of technical depth and real.
Career
Will AI Make Developers Jobless? An Honest Answer
With 20 years of experience, I evaluate how AI will affect the future of developers and what the real risk is.
Technology
What is MCP and Why Did It Become 2026's Most Important AI Standard?
Exploring the Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) standard, which solves the incompatibility problem between AI models, using a USB-C analogy and my own.
Life
Coding with AI: Is It Blunting Developer Skills?
Is writing code with AI tools blunting our developer skills? I share my own experiences and thoughts on this topic.
Tutorials
Build Your Own AI Automation with n8n: Self-Hosted, No-Code Agent
Sharing my experience building self-hosted AI automations using n8n. Creating no-code agent flows, RAG, and multi-LLM integration steps.
Technology
GitHub Copilot Now Charges Per Token: The Bill Shock
I examine the cost increases brought by GitHub Copilot's new token-based pricing model and the strategies I've developed to counter it.
Tutorials
From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development: Tasking AI with Spec Kit
Move beyond 'vibe coding' in software development and discover how to become more systematic and AI-friendly with Spec Kit. A detailed guide.
Tutorials
Write Your Own MCP Server in 50 Lines: Real Tools for Your AI Agent
Connecting real-world tools to AI agents fundamentally changes their capabilities. I explain how I set up my own tool server and the challenges I faced.
Technology
System Architect vs. AI Solution Architect: An Anatomy of Roles
With 20 years of field experience, I examine the fundamental differences, commonalities, and operational challenges of system architecture and AI solution.
Technology
Is Vibe Coding Dead? The Era of Karpathy's 'Agentic Engineering'
I argue that vibe coding is outdated and has been replaced by Karpathy's 'Agentic Engineering' approach. This new era focuses on AI agents in engineering...
Career
Have AI Tools Made Me a Better Engineer?
In light of 20 years of experience, I discuss the impact of AI tools on my engineering career, the areas they've accelerated, and the importance of critical.
Technology
Cursor or Claude Code? Which AI Coding Tool Should You Choose in 2026
In 2026, we'll explore the differences, advantages, and disadvantages between AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code to help you make the right choice...
Tutorials
Shielding Against AI Voice Scams: Understanding a Real Conversation
Examines technical and behavioral defense mechanisms against AI voice cloning scams, and strategies for distinguishing a real voice from a fake one…
Career
You Think AI Speeds You Up by 24%; It Actually Slows You Down by 19%
I compare AI's promised acceleration in software development with the actual decrease in productivity observed in the field. Why did we slow down, and how can.
Technology
AI Deleted a Production Database in 9 Seconds
I examine the potential dangers of AI agents in production environments through a real data loss scenario. Why should we be careful?
Tutorials
Run Your Own LLM with Ollama: Local AI Setup in 5 Steps
In this guide, I'll walk you through setting up and running your own Large Language Model (LLM) on your local machine using Ollama. We'll do it in 5 simple.
Technology
Vector Databases in AI Projects: Are They Really Necessary?
Mustafa Erbay's pragmatic take on whether using a vector database is truly necessary for your AI projects, exploring trade-offs and alternative approaches.
Technology
Things AI Still Can't Do: A Look Through 20 Years of Experience
As artificial intelligence rapidly enters our lives, I discuss the limits of AI and what it has yet to achieve, drawing on my 20 years of experience in system.
Tutorials
AI Prompt Security: Is the Same Protection Necessary for Every
Should prompt security strategies always be the same in AI applications? I share my flexible approaches and lessons learned for different scenarios.
Tutorials
AI Agent Tool-Use Architecture: Limitations and Cost Analysis
An in-depth analysis of AI agent tool-use architecture, its limitations, and costs. Featuring real-world scenarios and concrete data.
Tutorials
RAG Retrieval Quality: Are Large Models Really Necessary?
I examined the impact of large language models (LLMs) on retrieval quality in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Real-world scenarios and concrete.
Technology
AI Generates Code, Who Takes Responsibility?
With the rise of AI in code generation, the most critical question for system architects and developers is: Who is responsible for the errors that occur?
Tutorials
AI Agent Tool-Use Limits: When and Why to Stretch Them?
We explore when and why to stretch the tool usage limits of AI agents, with practical examples and technical analyses. We'll delve into trade-offs and...
Tutorials
Managing AI Agent Tool-Use Limits in 3 Steps
Learn how to manage the boundaries of AI agents' tool usage in 3 steps to ensure these tools are used safely, efficiently, and in a controlled manner...
Tutorials
RAG Retrieval: Is High Quality Essential for Every Project?
I delve into the importance of retrieval quality in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with concrete examples and in-depth analysis.
Tutorials
Restricting Tool Usage in AI Agents: Secure Design in 3 Steps
How do you control the tool usage of AI agents? Secure agent architecture with schema hardening, isolation, and RBAC.
Technology
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Quota Fail-Over Discipline in Multi-Provider AI Architecture
Fail-over discipline across Gemini, Groq, Cerebras in production AI: quotas deplete invisibly, silent decay degrades quality unnoticed.
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A Self-Running Content System: An Indie Hacker's Experience
Problems I hit, lessons I learned, and the small tweaks behind my AI-driven content pipeline. From VPS to GitHub Actions, real field experience.
Technology
AI Content Generation: Not as Passive as You Think — It Demands…
The operational challenges I faced while building my own AI-driven blog pipeline, and how I solved them. AI content generation, contrary to popular belief…
Technology
Software Development with Artificial Intelligence
AI-powered software development tools and their impact on modern software engineering.
Career
Does GitHub Copilot Make Developers Lazy? My Perspective
With 20 years of experience, I question how AI tools like GitHub Copilot impact developer productivity and whether they lead to laziness.
Technology
AI Won't Make Us Unemployed, But...
With 20 years of system architect experience, I discuss AI's future role and how it will shape us. We won't be unemployed, but we will transform.
Technology
I Paid the Bill for AI-Written Code Months Later
A personal experience about the cost of using AI-generated code without questioning it, and the lessons I learned in the process.