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Hands‑On Build Guide: Pure‑Python Safetensors Parser & Weight Shard Assembler with mmap Lazy Loading

A step‑by‑step guide to creating a lightweight, mmap‑based safetensors parser you can ship, test, and extend for real‑world model serving.

September 16, 2026 · 7 min · 1452 words · martinuke0
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Building a HNSW Vector Index from Scratch in Python

This guide walks you through building a hierarchical navigable small world vector index in pure Python. You’ll learn brute‑force construction, greedy graph search, and how to extend it for production.

September 16, 2026 · 3 min · 546 words · martinuke0
A visualization of neural network weights transitioning from 32-bit float to 8-bit integer representations.

Building a Production-Grade Model Quantizer: A CV Side Project

A hands-on guide to building a neural network model quantizer from scratch. This project bridges machine learning and systems engineering, signaling real production skills to hiring managers.

September 15, 2026 · 7 min · 1397 words · martinuke0
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Build a Pure-Python GGUF and Safetensors Weight Loader

A hands-on guide to building a pure-Python gguf and safetensors weight loader from scratch. Parse binary headers, memory-map tensor data, and convert to numpy arrays for inference — with real runnable code and a roadmap to production-grade.

September 15, 2026 · 15 min · 3186 words · martinuke0
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User Safety: safe — A Hands-On Build Guide for a Portfolio-Worthy Systems Project

A hands-on guide to building ‘safe’, a real-time user safety engine that classifies content, applies configurable rules, and flags violations — demonstrating systems architecture, ML integration, and production-grade engineering.

September 14, 2026 · 12 min · 2401 words · martinuke0
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