Finding the Best Chinese AI Model for Coding
Looking for the most efficient Chinese AI model to complement a coding workflow under the SAGE (Small and Good Enough) concept. Benchmarking DeepSeek, Qwen, and Mimo.
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Wayan Jimmy
OMNI Pilot Report: Can Compressing Tool Outputs Make Coding Agents Faster?
I spent some time running 30 controlled tests to see if OMNI's tool-output distillation actually moves the needle on coding agent performance. Spoiler: it depends.
Building Laras-Bot: From Takopi, the Utah Pattern, to the Dream of Coding from a Phone
The story behind building laras-bot: combining Takopi concepts, the Utah pattern, and Temporal to build a coding agent that is observable and manageable in a homelab.
The Evolution of Coding Agent Workflows: From Cody, to Amp, to Pi
It's not about the latest model, but about how we manage context, sessions, and agent roles. A journey from Cody to Amp, and finally finding the perfect fit with Pi Coding Agent.
Spike Document Guide: Research Before You Build
When building software features, we often face technical unknowns or unfamiliar technologies. Jumping straight into implementation without proper research can lead to costly mistakes and rework later....
Setup K3s Single Node Cluster, GitOps with Flux
As I mentioned previously here and here, I'm developing a personal Homelab to support my daily development workflow. One of the important components of this setup is how I manage application deploymen...
Building a Laravel Application Container with FrankenPHP
FrankenPHP is a PHP server that is actually a module of the Caddy web server. Since Caddy is written in Go, FrankenPHP enables a self-contained executable feature, where your Laravel application is wr...
Building a Local Kubernetes Development Machine with Lima-vm
A development machine is a tool that developers can use to get feedback on what they're working on. The key is that this machine runs locally on a laptop/computer, provided it has adequate resources.
Install Nomad, Podman, and Traefik for Home Selfhosting
Nomad is a _scheduler_ developed by Hashicorp, which can be used to schedule _containers_, _raw execution_, and other applications. This unique feature makes Nomad capable of running various types of ...
Learning Virtual Machine with Multipass
Exploring something new is safer to do in an **isolated** environment first. For example, in recent weeks I've been exploring whether Podman can replace Docker in my daily workflow.
Linux MiniPC for Remote Development
This post is about how I set up a Linux Ryzen MiniPC as a tool for Remote Development, using a Windows laptop as my main machine, but only as a thin client that connects to the MiniPC both locally and...
Moving Away
This article is not about the movie Merantau). Rather, it's a long-pending thought buried deep in my heart. It started from seeing some tweets