Blog
Writing about ML, distributed systems, and engineering leadership.
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Deconstructing the Modern AI Agent Tech Stack
A deep dive into the engineering patterns, memory hierarchies, Agent-Computer Interfaces (ACI), and coordination protocols of state-of-the-art AI agents.
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Matrix Multiplication in Polars: A 2026 Guide to Distance Computation
Benchmarking Polars, NumPy, and Pandas for computing distance matrices and top-k similarity search. When to use what, and why the hybrid approach wins.
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From Doing to Enabling: A Tech Lead's Self-Correction Guide
Reflections on transitioning from individual contributor to tech lead, and the mindset shifts that make the difference.
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Writing Better
Practical writing principles that work for everything from blog posts to Slack messages.
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Site Setup
Shows how the kevinyen.net site was setup