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# Wandile Mawelela

@Wandile · Manzini, Swaziland · Joined August 2022

Software Engineer.

[Website](https://wandile.hashnode.dev/)

### [Day 01 with Google Gemini: My First LLM Request](https://wandile.hashnode.dev/day-01-with-google-gemini-my-first-llm-request?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Today was all about diving into Large Language Models and getting hands-on with Google’s Gemini API. My goal was simple: write a Python script that securely loads my API key, sends a prompt to an LLM, and prints out the response. But as always with A...

3 min read · [wandile.hashnode.dev](https://wandile.hashnode.dev/day-01-with-google-gemini-my-first-llm-request?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/day-01-with-google-gemini-my-first-llm-request/6956bf8661ba6f9880b8494b) [Jan 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/day-01-with-google-gemini-my-first-llm-request/6956bf8661ba6f9880b8494b)

### [Why I’m Betting the Next 90 Days on AI Engineering](https://wandile.hashnode.dev/why-im-betting-the-next-90-days-on-ai-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My engineering adventure began on a very old Pentium computer, the kind that took its time to think before opening anything. Instead of just playing games, I started modifying their files (mostly breaking them, occasionally succeeding). That curiosit...

3 min read · [wandile.hashnode.dev](https://wandile.hashnode.dev/why-im-betting-the-next-90-days-on-ai-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Dec 31, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-im-betting-the-next-90-days-on-ai-engineering/6954c5396f546844245e2751)