Category: Software

With thanks to The Oatmeal for the cover art. See also: enshittification. Please consider reading this post on autonomousapps.com instead. This will be my last post on the site dev.to. I’ve been posting my blog to that site since April 2018. My very first post was written when I was the Android team lead at…

If you press your finger against water, it pushes back. That invisible resistance, surface tension, keeps the liquid whole even when disturbed. Good software has something like it. Some systems hold together when you change them; others leak at the slightest touch. The difference lies in integrity — the way a system manages its side…

It’s no secret that I use AI as a part of my writing process.Anyone who’s used ChatGPT or seen its output can spot the patterns.And I’m not shy about it. But what I have been shy about—at least until now—is laying out the actual process. Not the tech. Not the prompt structure.The rhythm.The real, day-to-day…

Ever stared at a folder with thousands of PDF invoices, resumes, or reports and thought, “There has to be a better way”? Spoiler: there is. At WeSpark Automations, we recently built a PDF data extraction pipeline that processed over 30,000 documents—scanned images, digital PDFs, multi-page forms—and pushed clean, structured data straight into Google Sheets. Zero…

In recent years, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has become one of the go-to architectures for enterprises building AI assistants, knowledge search systems, and domain-specific agents. As companies ingest more documents, RAG systems grow complex — with custom retrievers, vector stores, and prompt engineering. To ensure the RAG pipeline performs well and returns results without hallucinations, the…

Software systems often grow over time, and with growth comes the need for flexibility. You might want to add new features, support new formats, or integrate with new systems without modifying the core application each time. This is exactly where a plugin architecture shines. In this post, we’ll walk through how to build a lightweight…

The Misunderstood Algorithm of Inaction We treat laziness as a moral failing. A character flaw. A sin of willpower to be overcome with brute force, guilt, and motivational quotes. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the operating system we run on. Laziness isn’t a bug; it’s a feature. It’s a deeply rational, energy-conservation algorithm that…

Roo-Cline is a fork of Cline that introduces mode-based AI specialization—a paradigm shift from single-behavior assistants to context-aware, permission-restricted agents. Core Innovation: Instead of one AI assistant with broad permissions, Roo-Cline enables multiple specialized modes, each with: Distinct roles (Documentation Writer vs. Code Implementer vs. Security Auditor) Granular tool permissions (read-only vs. full edit access)…

AI for Bharat Hackathon – Week 1: Micro-Tools Submission 📌 The Problem QR codes are everywhere — restaurant menus, payment apps, event tickets, WiFi sharing. Yet, most QR tools online are either: Cluttered with ads and unnecessary features Slow and require multiple steps Ugly with outdated UI designs Limited — generate only, no scanning I…

Sabe aquele friozinho na barriga ao pensar em como levar seu negócio ao próximo nível? Se você já acordou no meio da noite se perguntando “Será que estou fazendo tudo o que posso para crescer?”, essa leitura é para você. Não importa se você está começando agora ou já tem uma empresa consolidada: o crescimento…