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Welcome to my corner of the internet. This website is a personal blog which I use as a platform to document my learning journey and showcase it for the world to see.
A close‑up of Python code on a laptop screen, symbolising a custom tokenizer project.

Byte‑Level BPE Tokenizer from Scratch: A Hands‑On Build Guide

A step‑by‑step guide to implementing a fast, memory‑efficient BPE tokenizer in pure Python, with production‑ready patterns.

October 31, 2026 · 10 min · 1946 words · martinuke0
LoRA fine-tuning trainer on a laptop screen

From-Scratch LoRA Fine‑Tuning Trainer with Manual Gradient Checkpointing and Adapter Merging in Pure PyTorch

A hands‑on guide to implementing LoRA fine‑tuning with manual gradient checkpointing and adapter merging in pure PyTorch, ready to run and extend.

October 31, 2026 · 7 min · 1453 words · martinuke0
Quantized transformer attention block

From Scratch: Quantized Transformer Attention with Int4 Weights and Int8 GEMM in Pure Python

A hands-on guide to implementing efficient low-precision attention in pure Python, showcasing quantization, GEMM, and architecture design for hiring managers.

October 30, 2026 · 10 min · 1921 words · martinuke0
A diagram of a distributed rate limiter

Building a Distributed Rate Limiter in Go: A Portfolio Project That Shows Systems Skills

Implement a production‑grade distributed rate limiter in Go using Redis, demonstrating scalability, fault tolerance, and observability.

October 30, 2026 · 7 min · 1490 words · martinuke0
NATS JetStream architecture diagram

Mastering NATS JetStream: Building Durable Event Streams with Subject Mapping

A practical guide to NATS JetStream subject mapping for building resilient, high‑throughput event pipelines.

October 30, 2026 · 6 min · 1161 words · martinuke0
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