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InferGo: Run ML Inference in Go Without Python in Production
Go gopher receiving the exported bundle from the python to use in the runtime engine.Introducing a small Go-native toolkit for embedding model inference directly in backend services — no Python dependencies at runtime. I
Why your best engineering writing is for an audience of one
The most useful documentation I have written this year is for a project that has not shipped publicly yet. Three markdown files at the root of an open-source repo most readers will not see for another six months.
Most engineering writing is for the wrong reader
The reviewer reads it once. The merge bot doesn't read it at all. Future-you reads it forever. Pick the longer-running reader.
What staff-level judgment actually looks like
It's less about technical complexity and more about which problems you choose to solve — and which you let slide.
Why I write as an engineer (and you probably should too)
Writing in public sharpens thinking. It also compounds in ways the resume never will.
Have You Pictured Your Life?
jatto sakeenah picturing her lifeJatto Sakeenah gradually turning me into a poet. Be inspired by what you read and picture your own life.My own pictorial dia-poem. — — — — — — — — — I am torn in the quest to picture my L
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 4) — Hosting and Testing
Photo of servers by imgix on UnsplashWe have gotten to the final stage of the tutorial series. The part 1 was used to structure our app and setup some necessary helper methods. In the part 2, we built the webhook of our
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 3)
Part 2 of this tutorial series, was used to write our application webhook. In this part, we will be building out our slash commands. “A robot named Pepper holding an iPad” by Alex Knight on UnsplashOur Slash Command In o
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, we structured our application and built the necessary helper files and methods. Now we will be moving onto the next step which will be to create our Webhook. Slack integrations search background
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 1)
“Slack bot background on a chatbotslife article” by Vic Yankoff marked as “reusable” on Google.I built a Slack bot that automates the process of notifying members of tasks assigned to them in a group or team. These tasks
How I adapted to the Andela Change!
The all-anticipated Change Dole!(meaning “compulsory change”) — is really the slogan of the today’s administration. Well, Change is a const that doesn’t change. Change comes in several ways. It could be good, it could be
My Experience In Boot Camp So Far…
It has only been four days since we started the Andela Cycle 24 Boot Camp, but the knowledge I have acquired over this short period of time is quite enormous. my participation in this boot camp is one of the best things
My Most Recent Challenging Learning Experience
I was beyond excited when I got the invite into the two weeks Andela Boot Camp. The anxiety of expectations was already consuming me some days after the in-person interview. I wasn’t patient. My desire to join Andela was