Oct 17, 2026

Life as a Backend Engineer at PepsiCo: Where Code Meets the Shelf

A look at backend engineering in a large food and beverage company, covering legacy system wrapping, data quality gates, cross-team work, and the tradeoffs versus startups.

backend engineering legacy systems data pipelines platform engineering

Oct 08, 2026

Striving Through the AI Revolution: Notes From an Engineer Who Is Still Catching Up

An engineer reflects on staying current with AI through continuous practice, human judgment, and verification, drawing on GitHub Copilot, Klarna, Air Canada, and Amazon examples.

AI software engineering continuous learning responsible AI

Oct 08, 2026

Pydantic-ai vs LangChain: Choosing the Right Framework for Your AI Agents

A hands-on comparison of Pydantic-ai and LangChain for building AI agents, exploring type safety, developer experience, and when to choose each framework.

Python AI LangChain Pydantic

Oct 07, 2026

FastAPI vs Flask: Why I Made the Switch (And When I Still Reach for Flask)

After migrating multiple production services, I compare FastAPI and Flask across performance, async support, validation, and developer experience—with code examples and practical recommendations for when to use each.

Python FastAPI Flask Web Development