Posts with tag: infrastructure

Key physical systems and structures enabling city operation

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PHP is not designed for AI agents. I wrote a Go sidecar to fix this.
Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact
9 min

PHP is not designed for AI agents. I wrote a Go sidecar to fix this.

I was looking for a decent library for AI agents in PHP. In Python, there are dozens of frameworks, and in Node.js, there's the Vercel AI SDK. In PHP, there are wrappers over the OpenAI API that can send requests and parse responses. But an agent is not a chatbot. It's a long-lived cycle with tool calls, streaming, and parallel execution of tools. All things PHP struggles with.

Mar 05, 2026 223
Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact #infrastructure #concurrency #ai-agents #laravel
The sign says "Islam," but inside there is oppression. Conducting a theological audit of the Islamic Republic.
Politics and Social Movements
15 min

The sign says "Islam," but inside there is oppression. Conducting a theological audit of the Islamic Republic.

The regime, which called itself "Islamic" for 45 years, systematically violated every principle it referenced. Coercion into faith instead of the Quranic "there is no compulsion in religion." Torture and executions instead of justice. Rockets in hospitals instead of protecting life.

Mar 01, 2026 1.1K
Politics and Social Movements #infrastructure #hypocrisy #islamic-republic #theology
Code knows no lineage: how nepotism turns digitalization into a facade
13 min

Code knows no lineage: how nepotism turns digitalization into a facade

On April 1, 2025, eGov went down. The reason - parents were enrolling their children in school. The Vice Minister admitted: the portal operates on 2013 technology. Three months prior, the entire government service ecosystem was unavailable for 4.5 hours. These are not bugs. This is a system where the tender is won not by the one who writes the code, but by the one whose uncle signs the act.

Feb 19, 2026 637
#corruption #digitization #infrastructure #ecosystem
Дешёвые клиенты дорого обходятся: математика, которую игнорируют стартапы
11 min

Дешёвые клиенты дорого обходятся: математика, которую игнорируют стартапы

Цена - это не "сколько берём". Цена - это выбор клиентов и покупка качества. Исследования показывают: клиенты со скидкой уходят в 2+ раза чаще. Бесплатные пользователи требуют больше поддержки, чем платящие. А восприятие качества буквально зависит от цены - один и тот же продукт оценивают выше, если заплатили больше. Написал большой разбор: почему "дешевле" часто делает SaaS хуже, когда низкая

Jan 11, 2026 237
#infrastructure #product #subscription #pricing
The Era of Solo: Why the Best Products Are Now Made by One Person
Solo Development and Individual Businesses
10 min

The Era of Solo: Why the Best Products Are Now Made by One Person

While corporations hire their tenth product manager to coordinate the button color, solo developers quietly capture their markets. In 2024, 35% of new startups are founded by a single person—a doubling in growth over seven years. Pieter Levels single-handedly runs services generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in monthly revenue. This is not an anomaly for geniuses but a new economy.

Jan 01, 2026 627
Solo Development and Individual Businesses #infrastructure #ai-tools #solo-development #new-economy
Algorithms vs Reality: Why I Gave Up on LeetCode and Don't Regret It
15 min

Algorithms vs Reality: Why I Gave Up on LeetCode and Don't Regret It

A few years ago, I told my colleagues that focusing on algorithms and exotic language features was a dead-end path. They didn't understand me, and during interviews, I was bombarded with questions about merge sort. But I continued on my path: front-end, back-end, DevOps, mobile, architecture. Now the market is beginning to understand the value of this approach.

Dec 11, 2025 455
#development #architecture #infrastructure #devops
Microservices Are Killing Startups: Why Monolith Is the Best Choice in 2025
Technology and Business
11 min

Microservices Are Killing Startups: Why Monolith Is the Best Choice in 2025

The team has grown fourfold, but features are released 40% slower—this is a typical result of transitioning to microservices. We analyze real cases of Cookpad and Ghost, where a monolith handles millions of requests, and provide criteria: when to break down the system and when it's shooting yourself in the foot.

Nov 29, 2025 484
Technology and Business #microservices #development #infrastructure #monoliths
When AI Writes an Encyclopedia: Elon Musk's Experiment with Grokipedia
8 min

When AI Writes an Encyclopedia: Elon Musk's Experiment with Grokipedia

At the end of October 2025, Grokipedia emerged - a new generation encyclopedia from Elon Musk, where all articles are created and verified by artificial intelligence. The project is based on the Grok chatbot and promises an alternative perspective on information without traditional filters. What is behind this idea and how is technology changing the way we work with knowledge?

Oct 30, 2025 296
#artificial-intelligence #infrastructure #encyclopedia #chatbot
Almaty in Traffic: Why the City is Stalled and How to Restore Its Mobility
9 min

Almaty in Traffic: Why the City is Stalled and How to Restore Its Mobility

Almaty is suffocating from traffic jams, but the problem is deeper than it seems. It's not just about the number of cars, but the very logic of the city. Why old solutions no longer work, how technology can ease the streets, and what can really be changed without billion-dollar constructions - a detailed analysis with a step-by-step plan for a city where one can breathe and move freely again.

Oct 13, 2025 832
#traffic-jams #car #road-network #public-transport