The Engineering Notebook — page 24 of 32
Notes on building with AI, agents & the modern stack.
Deep dives on AI/ML, RAG systems, agent engineering, and senior-engineer architecture decisions — a new post every week.
Cloud and DevOps Bunny.net vs Cloudflare in 2026: Why Developers Are Quietly Making the Switch [Compared]
Cloudflare's free tier is generous, but it comes with strings. Here's why indie developers and startups are switching to Bunny.net for predictable pricing, real support, and fewer existential risks.
Technology Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't: A Technical Breakdown [2026]
Switzerland offers 25 Gbit symmetrical home internet for CHF 65/month. Most Americans share 1 Gbit with their neighbors. The difference isn't technology — it's who owns the fiber.
Cloud and DevOps eBPF Monitoring Is Replacing Sidecars: How Datadog Proved the Cloud-Native Future [2026]
Sidecar proxies had a good run, but eBPF is eating the service mesh from the kernel up. Here's how Datadog's bet on kernel-level observability is reshaping cloud-native monitoring.
Cybersecurity LinkedIn Is Scanning Your Browser Extensions: How It Works and Why You Should Care
LinkedIn's JavaScript silently probes your browser for 30+ installed extensions using web_accessible_resources. Here's how the technique works, what it reveals about you, and how to protect yourself.
Technology PostgreSQL Performance Halved on Linux Kernel 6.8: The THP Bug Every DBA Needs to Know [2026 Guide]
Linux Kernel 6.8's changed Transparent Huge Pages behavior silently cuts PostgreSQL throughput by up to 50%. Here's how to diagnose it, fix it, and make it stick across reboots.
Technology 4 Open-Source Claude Code Alternatives Tested [2026]
Aider, OpenHands, Cline, and Goose — four open-source Claude Code alternatives tested on real projects, with model-pairing guidance no competitor covers.
Technology DDR6 RAM Prices in 2026: Why Your Next Memory Upgrade Costs $650 More [Breakdown]
RAM prices are surging in 2026 thanks to a perfect storm of DDR6 manufacturing challenges, AI-driven HBM demand, and an oligopoly that controls over 90% of the market. Here's the technical breakdown.
Cybersecurity GPU Rowhammer Is Real: How GPUHammer Hijacks NVIDIA Graphics Memory [2026 Breakdown]
Rowhammer plagued CPUs for a decade. Now researchers have proven it works on NVIDIA GPU DRAM too — and the defenses don't exist yet.
Cybersecurity Proton Meet Privacy Review: Is End-to-End Encryption Enough? [2026]
Proton Meet promises end-to-end encrypted video calls where even Proton can't listen. I dug into the encryption model, the metadata gaps, and the trust assumptions most reviewers skip.
AI and Machine Learning Qwen3 Agent Capabilities: I Tested Alibaba's Open-Source Model on Real Coding Tasks [2026 Review]
Alibaba's Qwen3 ships 8 open-weight models under Apache 2.0 with hybrid thinking modes and 128-expert MoE architecture. I tested its agent capabilities on practical coding tasks — here's how it compares to closed models.
Frontend and Mobile Native Browser APIs That Make Your Frontend Framework Overkill [2026]
9 native browser APIs now handle transitions, popovers, i18n, and more — here's why your JavaScript dependencies are becoming dead weight.
Technology Raspberry Pi Price Hikes in 2026: Why Your Homelab Just Got More Expensive (and 3 Alternatives)
Raspberry Pi prices keep climbing in 2026. Here's the semiconductor economics behind the increase, whether you should buy now or wait, and three practical alternatives for your homelab.