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I Instrumented a System the OTel GenAI Conventions Weren't Built For - Here's Where They Broke
TL;DR — I instrumented a deterministic, content-blind AI workflow enforcer with the emerging OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions. It technically worked, but pinched in six specific places — each one exposing the same hidden assumption: that a GenAI system is, by definition, a model invoker.…
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Building a FastAPI Backend That Serves Live Satellite Imagery and Orbital Position
TL;DR — I built a full-stack app that shows one place — the Sheffield Cholera Monument — from two scales at once: a satellite's-eye vegetation view from space, and a centimeter-scale 3D model from the ground. This post is about the backend: a FastAPI service that authenticates against the…
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Validate Your LLM Workflow Before It Runs (Python + YAML Topology Checks)
Workflow graph highlighting an invalid execution path caught by topology validation before execution.
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GitLab vs GitHub in 2026: Integrated Platform vs. Composable Ecosystem
GitLab and GitHub logos shown side by side for comparison.