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One night a storage system died and I realized the problem was never the disks — it was assuming nothing would fail. On assumptions, trust, and safety.
I compare the costs of self-hosting versus cloud computing based on my experiences. Real numbers, trade-offs, and which is more profitable in different.
Is writing code with AI tools blunting our developer skills? I share my own experiences and thoughts on this topic.
With 20 years of tech experience, Mustafa Erbay shares ways to move forward without being crushed by the pressure of continuous learning.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I share the technologies I've deemed 'useless' in my career and why. A pragmatic perspective.
I analyze the performance of different LLM models based on their workloads. Comparing GPT-5.5, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek to help you choose the right.
Sharing my experience building self-hosted AI automations using n8n. Creating no-code agent flows, RAG, and multi-LLM integration steps.
Exploring the software developer salary gap in Turkey, the profound differences between the 95,000 TL and 175,000 TL levels, and the systemic reasons behind.
Before deciding to set up a homelab, learn what awaits you in this exciting world from Mustafa Erbay's experiences. Costs, time, and…
A deep dive into the adaptation process for newcomers to software engineering, the challenges they face, and practical solutions, with Mustafa Erbay's.
I examine the cost increases brought by GitHub Copilot's new token-based pricing model and the strategies I've developed to counter it.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I examine whether managing your own servers is a pleasure or an inevitable need.
Move beyond 'vibe coding' in software development and discover how to become more systematic and AI-friendly with Spec Kit. A detailed guide.
The 38% rate of candidates cheating in technical interviews with unseen AI tools questions the future of hiring processes. This situation...
Exploring the potential of Passkeys in both the individual and corporate world, their technical details, and the real challenges in adaptation processes, based.
Exploring the technical and ethical dimensions of secretly holding two full-time remote jobs, leveraging the flexibility of remote work. The reality of.
One of the most expensive lessons I've learned in my career: Unnecessary complexity always invites disaster. The power of simplicity and why it's critical…
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.
I explore local LLM setup, performance, integration, and the advantages it offers over cloud solutions, based on my own experiences with Ollama.
I share my experiences with 5 critical self-hosting projects that infrastructure specialists can undertake on their own servers to gain real-world experience.
A pragmatic perspective from my 20 years of field experience on the difficulties junior developers face in finding jobs and the reasons behind this situation.
How did AI's promise to reduce workload actually create a new, more insidious form of burnout? I explore this paradox based on my own experiences.
With 20 years of field experience, I examine the fundamental differences, commonalities, and operational challenges of system architecture and AI solution.
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...
