Passion for Technology
NPUs have stopped being an accessory and become the component that defines real performance on laptops, phones, and small servers. A practical review of 2026’s dominant hardware, which workloads pay off, and where traditional GPUs still win.
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A caching proxy in front of a language model can significantly cut the token bill, but introduces subtle risks if the design isn’t careful. A look at which cache types work in production, where the common traps are, and how to integrate it without degrading user experience.
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Garnet is the open-source cache server released by Microsoft Research that speaks the Redis protocol but is written in .NET 8 with a storage core designed for modern hardware. After nearly two years in the open, it shows interesting numbers and an architecture worth a close look, though the Redis ecosystem remains more mature.
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Garnet is the open-source cache server released by Microsoft Research that speaks the Redis protocol but is written in .NET 8 with a storage core designed for modern hardware. After nearly two years in the open, it shows interesting numbers and an architecture worth a close look, though the Redis ecosystem remains more mature.
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Dragonfly has spent three years as a Redis-compatible alternative, but with a multithreaded architecture and no fork for persistence. In 2025 it is no longer a curiosity: there are serious deployments picking it for cost and latency. A calm look at what changes and when it makes sense.
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Dragonfly has spent three years as a Redis-compatible alternative, but with a multithreaded architecture and no fork for persistence. In 2025 it is no longer a curiosity: there are serious deployments picking it for cost and latency. A calm look at what changes and when it makes sense.
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Python 3.13 experimentally introduces GIL-free execution via PEP 703. A few months in, real-world tests outside the lab are appearing. It is worth understanding clearly what you gain, what you lose, and what still does not change.
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Redis 8.2 adds vector search as a first-class data type. The question is not whether it works, but whether it can replace a dedicated engine like Qdrant, Weaviate or pgvector on real workloads with millions of vectors and demanding latency.
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Redis 8.2 adds vector search as a first-class data type. The question is not whether it works, but whether it can replace a dedicated engine like Qdrant, Weaviate or pgvector on real workloads with millions of vectors and demanding latency.
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Qwik has spent two years promising instant-start applications that don’t hydrate but resume. With the 1.x series settled and real cases published, it’s time to see whether resumability is worth the learning curve and when it’s the right choice.
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