servbaymac.hashnode.devHow I Slashed API Response Time from 200ms to 10msListen, young Padawan. When your API is as slow as a snail, your P95 latency is skyrocketing, and your server crashes at 3 AM due to a traffic spike, you have two choices: Spend three months rewriting everything in Rust. Watch your users churn. ...5d ago·6 min read
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servbaymac.hashnode.dev10 Open Source Tools to Build Production-Grade Local AI Agents in 2026: Say Goodbye to Sky-High APIsAI is becoming increasingly powerful and convenient to use. However, while using it feels great in the moment, looking at the bill at the end of the month can be a nightmare. Context caching, automatic retry mechanisms, and complex reasoning chains—e...Feb 9·6 min read
