Ariya Hidayat

1 Jun 2026 1 min read

I recently tested several different LLMs by tasking them with implementing a simple authentication feature for a web app. It is clear that almost all modern LLMs are now excellent at following a structured blueprint. However, the real differences appeared when looking under the hood at the security of the generated code.

30 Apr 2026 1 min read

Exactly ten years ago, I gave a talk at the SF JavaScript meetup titled 5 Kung Fu Moves for Front-End Heroes. A full decade later, I found myself wondering: are these techniques still the secret sauce for modern front-end engineering, or have they been rendered obsolete by time?

1 Apr 2026 1 min read

Just a few years ago, realistic local speech generation seemed unimaginable. Today, its quality is exceptional and, crucially, it delivers these results without compromising privacy.

28 Feb 2026 1 min read

Despite being over eight years old, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti remains a compelling choice for enthusiasts keen on running LLM locally.

1 Apr 2025 1 min read

“Agent” is likely going to be the word that will cause existential dread to true LLM enthusiasts.

1 Mar 2025 1 min read

Ever witnessed a fighter jet spewing hot flames as it kicks into afterburner? In that moment, efficiency is deliberately sacrificed for maximum acceleration.

31 Jan 2025 1 min read

This is powered by SearXNG, an excellent open-source meta search engine.

28 Dec 2024 1 min read

You can absolutely run Qwen-2.5 32B. And of course, Llama-3.1 8B and Llama-3.2 Vision 11B are no problem at all.

23 Feb 2023 1 min read

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that offers a compelling alternative to popular PaaS solutions like Heroku. With built-in support for Linux containers, deploying an application on Dokku is straightforward. However, there is a lesser-known deployment method that involves sending a build artifact, such as a JAR package for Java apps, directly to Dokku.

30 Dec 2020 1 min read

For React Native mobile apps targeting Android and iOS, an easy way to setup its continuous integration is to take advantage of Actions, an automation workflow service provided by GitHub. Even better, for open-source projects, GitHub Action offers unlimited free running minutes (at the time of this writing).

1 Aug 2020 1 min read

Thanks to the complete GitHub Actions for MSYS2, it is easier than ever to construct a continuous integration setup for building with compilers and toolchains which can run on MSYS2.

22 Jun 2020 1 min read

When working on command-line utilities which can be useful for various platforms, from Windows on x86 to Linux on MIPS, the existence of a cross-compilation is highly attractive. A number of different binaries can be constructed conveniently from a single, typically powerful host system.

31 May 2020 1 min read

Even though Ubuntu/Debian is equipped with its legendary powerful package manager, dpkg, in some cases, it is still beneficial to take advantage of Nix, a purely functional package manager.

29 Apr 2020 1 min read

Your little Firebase project is getting bigger every day? Never underestimate the need to establish a solid and firm integration tests from the get go.

1 Apr 2020 1 min read

For a blog hosted with Firebase Hosting, it turns out that a little search box is fairly easy to implement by using Cloud Functions for Firebase.

1 Mar 2020 1 min read

After using Azure DevOps for a while, I am totally sold on its Auto Complete feature for pull requests. While it does not apply universally, I do believe that any development process should be at the level where merging pull requests, or generalizing it, integrating all forms of contribution, should be as automatic and as hassle-free as possible.

5 Jan 2020 1 min read

Thanks to the MSYS2 project, now there is an easy way to utilize Clang to build C/C++ application on Windows. This works equally well for both 32-bit and 64-bit programs.

22 Jul 2019 1 min read

Developing cross-platform applications presents a major challenge:, how to ensure that every commit does not break some combinations of operating systems and CPU architectures. Fortunately, thanks an array of online services and open-source tools, this challenge becomes easier to tackle.

30 Jun 2019 1 min read

Now that WSL 2 packs a true Linux kernel and supports Linux containers (via Docker), it can be a perfect setup to perform application cross compilations.

13 May 2019 1 min read

WebAssembly is getting more popular than ever. The use of WebAssembly outside the confinement of a web browser also starts to gain traction, as evidenced from projects such as WebAssembly Interface. Understanding the memory model of WebAssembly will be important in order to fully comprehend its power as well as its constraints.