I’m a senior full-stack software engineer with a focus on modernizing legacy systems, designing maintainable architectures, and shipping products that hold up under real-world complexity. Most of my work lives at the intersection of frontend systems, backend services, and infrastructure - especially where things have grown organically and need structure, discipline, and clear boundaries to move forward.
AI makes hard things look easy, and that is a trap. This post is about the moment the magic wears off, when a "working prototype" meets real data, edge cases pile up, and the gap between "it runs" and "it works" turns out to be a lot wider than expected.
Running a LLM doesn't have to be relegated to the cloud or per-token pricing. Local models are better, our machines are more powerful, and it's easier than ever. With the right setup, you can build practical AI workflows entirely on your own hardware.
Struggling with conditional validation in Angular reactive forms? From valueChanges hacks to form-level validators, this post breaks down the pros, cons, and trade-offs of each approach — so you can write cleaner, smarter forms that scale.