Lab Notes

Brief observations, technical findings, and thoughts from the workbench. Documentation of the learning journey.

Building a Linux distro from scratch

Learnings from compiling the kernel, configuring BusyBox, and creating bootable ISOs with Syslinux. A deep dive into the foundations of operating systems.

LinuxShellDocker

Apr 20258 min

MCP protocol in LLM apps

Implementing Model Context Protocol for seamless AI model interactions with vector databases in RAG apps. Exploring the future of AI agent communication.

AIMCPRAGLangChain

frontend

Dec 20246 min

Next.js 16 + Tailwind v4

Exploring the new features in Next.js 16 and migrating to Tailwind CSS v4's new configuration system. Performance improvements and developer experience.

Next.jsTailwindTypeScript

Oct 202310 min

Self-hosting LLMs with FastAPI

Running Llama2 locally and building a personal chatbot API for natural language tasks. Complete setup guide with Docker containerization.

PythonFastAPILlama2Docker

devops

Sep 20237 min

Docker multi-stage builds for Next.js

Optimizing container sizes and build times with multi-stage Docker builds. Production-ready configurations for Next.js applications.

DockerNext.jsCI/CD

frontend

Aug 20239 min

React Server Components deep dive

Understanding the paradigm shift with RSC. How server components change data fetching patterns and improve performance.

ReactRSCNext.js