Uta Sensei Field Notes
I built Uta Sensei, a small local model Japanese lyrics study app for the 2026 Build Small Hackathon.
Michael Pious
Fine-Tuning a Local LLM Judge with WANDS and Qwen
A practical case study on preparing WANDS, fine-tuning a local Qwen model, and benchmarking LLM search relevance judges with judgement-ai.
Building a Product Search Relevance Benchmark with WANDS
How I found, cleaned, and sampled the Wayfair WANDS dataset to build a validation benchmark for judgement-ai, my LLM based search relevance grading tool.
judgement-ai: grading search queries and more
I built an LLM judgement tool to grade query result pairs
Sushi Coder on Linux: A Complete Setup Guide
Run a locally fine-tuned coding AI with optional AMD GPU acceleration.
Swift Concurrency: From Ruby on Rails to async/await
Learning Swift's concurrency model coming from Ruby on Rails - understanding async/await, task groups, and actors without the documentation jargon.
The Product Compass: A Framework for Building Products That Delight
A comprehensive framework guiding product builders from initial hypothesis (A) to market success (Z) by prioritizing user psychology, minimizing friction, and adhering to strict quality principles.
I Built a Rails Gem to Stop Burning Through LLM API Credits
How I prevented my AI app from maxing out my OpenRouter API key by building a production ready cost tracking gem
Is the Golden Age for Software Developers Over? What 5 Years of Job Data Reveals
An analysis of recent job posting data to understand the trends shaping the software developer job market and strategies for early-career developers.
Building an invitation solution in Rails 8
How I added an invitation solution to the built in rails 8 authentication solution so sign ups require an invitation code.