AWS Kiro First Impression: An AI IDE Focused on Workflow
A hands-on review of AWS’s new AI programming IDE — Kiro, covering its Spec mode, task orchestration capabilities, current shortcomings, and my expectations for its future.
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OpenRouter Insights: Behind the Scenes of an Aggregated AI Model Gateway
While researching how to call Claude Code, I took a deep dive into the OpenRouter AI Gateway aggregation platform, exploring its features, business model, and ecosystem, and compared it with other mainstream AI gateway solutions like Portkey, LiteLLM, and Kong.
This article summarizes how to use advanced AI coding tools such as Claude Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro for free or at low cost, recommends high cost-performance main tool combinations, and provides a detailed comparison of usage and pricing to help developers achieve the best vibe coding experience at minimal cost.
Mac mini M4 Base Model Expansion Experience
A detailed account of the entire process of expanding the Mac mini M4 using a Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD, including reasons for purchase, expansion plans, performance comparisons, development environment setup, compatibility migration, daily development experience, and docking station usage insights. The article also shares actual test data and cost breakdowns, providing practical references for developers and office users looking for a cost-effective desktop machine.
Data-Driven: How I Built My Website Content Analysis Dashboard
To better understand my website content, I developed a brand new /analysis page. This article shares its features, build process, and technical implementation, hoping to provide you with inspiration.
Note-Taking Like Coding: My VS Code + GitHub + Hugo Workflow
From VS Code editor to GitHub version control, and Hugo static site generation, this workflow makes note-taking as efficient and elegant as coding.
Envoy Jaeger Tracing Example Explained
This article provides a detailed analysis of the official Envoy example ‘jaeger-tracing’, explaining its construction process, related files, and functionality. It aims to supplement the Envoy documentation on Jaeger tracing, showcasing the architectural concept of service mesh and laying the foundation for learning service mesh technologies like Istio.
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In-Depth Analysis of AI Gateway: The New Generation of Intelligent Traffic Control Hub
Deep dive into the differences between AI Gateway and traditional API Gateway, mainstream product comparisons, core functionalities, development trends, and real-world application cases.
Deep Dive into Envoy Dynamic Module: Principles, Development, and End-to-End Demo
A comprehensive guide to Envoy Proxy Dynamic Module—principles, configuration, development, and hands-on demo—with official Rust SDK and multi-language capabilities. Step by step, learn how to achieve high-performance native extensions.