Data Privacy in AI: A Developer’s Honest Guide
I’ve seen 5 organizations this month get fined for data privacy violations in their AI implementations. All 5 ignored the foundational aspects of data privacy.
1. Understand Data Minimization
Why it matters: Data minimization is the concept of only collecting and storing data that is strictly
Performance Profiling Checklist: 10 Things Before Going to Production
I’ve watched 3 production agent deployments fail this month. All 3 made the same 5 mistakes. If that doesn’t make you anxious about your upcoming production push, I don’t know what will. One of the major culprits in these failures? Ignoring the essential components of a
Hey there, agent-builders! Emma here, back from another late-night coding session fueled by lukewarm coffee and the sheer joy of watching something I built… well, *do* something. Today, I want to talk about something that’s probably on a lot of your minds, especially if you’re just dipping your toes into the AI agent pool: How
Context Window Optimization Checklist: 7 Things Before Going to Production
I’ve seen 3 production model deployments fail this month. All 3 made the same 5 mistakes. Seriously, the number of developers racing to get their latest AI models into production without a clear strategy for context window optimization is alarming. The context window—the amount of
OpenAI API in 2026: 7 Things After 3 Months of Use
After three months with the OpenAI API in a mid-sized project, my verdict is pretty clear: it’s solid for chat applications, but watch out for unexpected costs and limitations when scaling.
Context
To put this review in context, I’ve been using the OpenAI API
Hey there, agent-in-training! Emma here, your friendly guide through the wild and wonderful world of AI agents. If you’ve been hanging around agent101.net for a bit, you know I’m all about demystifying this stuff, making it accessible even if your coding experience peaked with MySpace CSS (no judgment, we’ve all been there).
Today, I want
Ollama vs vLLM: Which One for Side Projects?
Ollama boasts 165,710 stars on GitHub while vLLM has 73,811. Sure, those numbers look great for Ollama, but let’s not delude ourselves: stars alone don’t drive development forward. If you’re like me, you’re constantly weighing options for your side projects, especially when it comes to tools that
How to Add Memory to Your Agent with AutoGen
We’re about to add memory to your agent using AutoGen, improving the way it interacts and remembers user context — and it’s a big deal! With the increasing complexity of artificial intelligence systems, having agents that can retain information enhances user experience significantly. In a world
Hey there, agent-in-training! Emma here, back on agent101.net. Today, I want to talk about something that’s been buzzing in my Slack channels and personal projects for the last few months: getting an AI agent to actually do something useful for you, consistently, without needing a PhD in prompt engineering or a server farm in your
Adding Vector Search with Qdrant: A Detailed Step-by-Step Tutorial
We’re building a vector search engine with Qdrant that will allow us to efficiently handle high-dimensional data queries—a necessity in today’s data-heavy applications.
Prerequisites