May continued the intense overtime push of April, but having been operating in this manner for a while, I was able to get more things done even with little free time. Here is a quick summary.
Achievements
Finished AI Engineering book
After restarting AI Engineering, by Chip Huyen, in April, I was able to finish it this month. This is one of the most highly regarded books in this new field, and for good reason. It covers the full lifecycle of AI systems - from data engineering and model selection to deployment, monitoring, and responsible AI practices in production. While I already had some practical experience with several of these topics from building JenAI and other personal projects, the book helped me contextualize and structure that knowledge in a way I had not been able to before. I am glad I was able to finally complete it, and although it goes in depth on some areas that I normally do not touch (such as model training and fine tuning), I feel like this will be a reference I come back to often.
Started using opencode
This month I also started using opencode, an open-source AI-powered coding assistant. I intend to write a dedicated post about this, as I found the experience really intriguing. For now, it suffices to say that agentic coding assistants in general really feel like the next step for AI. Not the end state, but a significant (and positive) advancement in the capabilities that this technology bring to the table. I already used Claude Code to a good extent, but having an open source alternative, which has flexibility to work with several models from different providers, and comes out of the box with free options, democratizes the access to a whole new level. Really excited to explore the implications of this!
Started AI Engineering Track Udemy course
To complement the book studies, I also started the AI Engineering Track on Udemy. This is a more hands-on, practical course with a stronger emphasis on implementation and tooling. I have just started working through it, and my plan is to go through it systematically over the next few months.
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