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The Gap Nobody Talks About: What Happens Between a Model's Output and a Real-World Decision

Mar 8 · 14 min read · There is a moment in every production AI system that most engineering teams don't fully design for. The model has run. The prediction is out. And now, something has to happen with it. That moment, the

How I Solved API Rate Limits with Laravel Queues

Apr 11, 2025 · 3 min read · This week, I noticed a Twitter thread where someone was asking about managing API rate limits when using Google's Gemini API. I've faced similar challenges in my own projects, so I wanted to share my straightforward solution. The Problem If you've wo...

Working on legacy code: Installing multiple PHP Versions

Mar 19, 2025 · 8 min read · I used AI to help me arrange my thoughts and sentences better It was supposed to be a straightforward project. The client had an existing Laravel 5.7 application that needed a few new features. Simple enough, right? I had just set up my shiny new dev...

Enhancing API Error Handling with AI: A Practical Experiment

Mar 10, 2025 · 4 min read · Introduction I used AI to arrange my thoughts for this article* So, in the spirit of vibe-coding and thinking of what to use AI for, I was short on ideas and decided to spend a few hours exploring the concept of AI-powered error handling. For starter...

Securing APIs through proper Cache Management using Redis

Mar 7, 2023 · 5 min read · APIs provide a way for different applications to communicate with each other and exchange data. However, APIs can also be a target for attackers who seek to exploit vulnerabilities in the system. To prevent these attacks, it is essential to implement...