All Essays (7)
2026.07.10 · 00 · 4 min read
Environments in Firebase: From Prototype to Production
These days, anyone can be a builder. With agentic AI assistants and app platforms like Firebase, it’s easy to go from prototype to deployment in no time at all. But if you want your million-dollar app idea to someday sca…
#firebase#101#app deployment
2026.07.02 · 01 · 3 min read
Don't Create That API Key: Set Up Application Default Credentials Instead
When you’re using Google Cloud’s Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI), a leaked API key can be a terrifying (and expensive) disaster. Luckily, you don’t have to juggle API keys to access AI models on Google Cloud from you…
#security#ai#Google Cloud
2026.03.19 · 02 · 1 min read
AI Tech Stack on Google Cloud
This is a great video by IBM Technology that breaks down the AI stack into 5 layers:
#ai#reference#Google Cloud
2026.03.03 · 03 · 7 min read
Fast Path: Your First Vector Database with Google Cloud AlloyDB
Vector database platforms like Pinecone and Qdrant offer a great streamlined experience for spinning up, loading data, and querying a vector database. AlloyDB is a different category of product entirely: enterprise-grade…
#semantic search#vector databases#ai#tutorial#Google Cloud
2026.02.07 · 04 · 3 min read
Semantic Search: Finding meaning with AI
If you're looking for something in a regular ol' database, a keyword search could do the trick.
#semantic-search#ai#101#explainer
2026.02.03 · 05 · 2 min read
Coding Assistant Instructions for Learning
Coding agents like Claude Code are cool, but it's no fun if you want to learn to write code yourself.
2026.01.31 · 06 · 1 min read
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