research
Faster Than Dijkstra: The New Shortest-Path Algorithm, Explained
A new shortest path algorithm finally beats Dijkstra on sparse graphs. How it breaks the 65-year sorting barrier, and why Dijkstra still wins in practice.
Notes on shipping
software in 2026.
uv Workspaces: Build a Python Monorepo From Scratch
Build a Python monorepo with uv workspaces: one shared lockfile and virtualenv, cross-package imports, per-package builds, and the gotchas I hit doing it.
Context Engineering: Why Less Context Makes Better Agents
Context engineering explained: why long-running AI agents suffer context rot, what 2026 research shows about pruning and compaction, plus a Python demo.
Go CLI Frameworks in 2026: Cobra vs urfave/cli vs Bubble Tea
LangGraph vs CrewAI vs OpenAI Agents SDK: The 2026 Verdict
Modern Go in 2026: New Language Features, Faster Runtime, and Where It Wins
Python Lazy Imports (PEP 810): The Startup Speedup, Benchmarked
Python lazy imports (PEP 810) land in Python 3.15. I benchmarked boto3, requests and pydantic startup: the real speedup, and how to get most of it today.
EU AI Act Delayed to 2027: What Developers Need to Know
The EU AI Act's high-risk hiring rules slipped from August 2026 to December 2027 — but GPAI and transparency duties still hit Aug 2. Here's the dev impact.
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research
19
papers, but readable — algorithms, AI, systems
13 aug
tutorials
23
python, go, things I actually built and shipped
30 jul
comparisons
21
x vs y vs z — benchmarks, pricing, real DX
27 jul
reviews
14
AI dev tools and models, after real use
22 jul
careers
12
tech hiring data, EU/Cyprus angle, salary reports
23 jul
programming
2
language deep-dives, idioms, the traps that bite
13 aprnamewhat it doesshipped
photo-editor
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In-browser photo editor: 20+ filters from Noir to Glitch, light/color/detail sliders, auto-enhance — nothing uploaded. RU/EN.
12 jan
scratchpad
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A zero-friction notepad: open, type, close — everything autosaves locally, nothing leaves the browser.
12 jan
pdf-compressor
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Compress PDFs right in the browser — three quality levels, batch files, nothing uploaded anywhere.
11 jan
flow-diagram
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Hand-drawn architecture diagrams: clients, services, queues, caches — animate the flow, export PNG or WebM. RU/EN.
11 janI'm Maksim. By day I lead an engineering team at inDrive. After hours I ship side projects (PageBloom, NotesPilot, MyDevKit, startgaze) and write things up here when I learn something worth keeping.
The blog itself runs on an agentic publishing pipeline I built and rebuilt — a slow-moving experiment in how much of a writer's workflow can be automated without losing the voice. It writes, fact-checks, and refreshes; I edit, decide, and publish.