Prototyping better charts with Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro
I used the newly released Gemini 3 to redesign a confusing sleep tracker chart. Here is how it analyzed the flaws and generated a clearer visualization.
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Figuring out how Audio Overviews are structured
By transcribing and analyzing Gemini's podcast-style Audio Overviews, I uncovered a replicable five-phase framework that anyone can use to transform dense documents into conversational deep dives.
Build and deploy a LangChain app with a vector database
Learn to build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) app with LangChain and Gemini on Cloud Run, using a vector database to answer questions from Cloud Run release notes.
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Building rebaseable container images with Docker from scratch
A hands-on look at how rebaseable container images are structured on Cloud Run, using Docker and FROM scratch.
Cutting context window pollution with silent test runners
Dumping verbose test logs into an AI coding agent wastes context window space. Wrapping test commands in a silent Make macro suppresses noise on success while preserving full stack traces on failure.
Preventing port conflicts in Git worktrees using directory hashing
Deterministic directory hashing calculates unique local port numbers from absolute filesystem paths, preventing port collisions in Git worktrees without manual configuration.