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Technical deep-dives, industry perspectives, and lessons learned from the field.
What It Actually Means to Be a Forward Deployed Engineer
An FDE sits inside a customer's environment, solves real problems with real constraints, and owns the outcome. Here's what the role actually demands — and how to train for it.
tmux for Long-Running Background Tasks
SSH sessions die, pipelines get killed, and background jobs go silent. Here's how I use tmux to run long background tasks the right way — with examples from a real ML calibration pipeline.
AEO and GEO: Optimizing Your Site for AI Search and Generative Engines
Search has split into three lanes: classic SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Here's what each means, the practical changes that move the needle, and how different kinds of companies should approach them.
Headless Content with AI: From Personas to Market Research
Using AI to generate headless content isn't just about prompt engineering. It's about building systems that understand your audience, market position, and brand voice. Here's how to do it right.
LLM Implementation: Hard-Won Lessons from Real Projects
After implementing LLMs in production systems, here's what actually works versus what the tutorials don't tell you. From prompt engineering to cost optimization, these are the battle-tested insights.
Building HOWL TD: A Journey Back to Simpler Games
The story of building a tower defense game from scratch — lessons learned, technical decisions, and why polish takes forever but fun comes first.
Building the Retro Game Arcade: 400 Games in Your Browser
How I built a browser-based retro game emulator with 400 games from NES, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance — all running client-side with zero server processing.
Gunk DaFunk: The Ultimate Coding Playlist
A curated Spotify playlist for deep work, coding sessions, and creative flow. Funky beats, electronic grooves, and everything in between.
Why I Self-Host Everything
Cloud hosting is convenient, but running your own server teaches you things no managed service ever will. Here's why I do it.
Welcome to Howling Global
Introducing Howling Global — the umbrella for Howl Tech, Howl Kitchen, Howl Entertainment, and more.