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Everything You Need to Know About Harness Engineering
AI agents can now write code, browse the web, and run for hours without a human watching. Ask one to build a feature, and it might open ten files, call five tools, and make a hundred small decisions before it ever shows you a result. That's a different animal [...]
Should Philippines Make Its Own Local Large Language Model?
As countries all around the world are beginning to seriously invest in their own models, there is a growing debate on whether the country should create its own local large language model. If we do, would it be cost-effective? And if it is, would it be beneficial? As [...]
How to Balance Business Goals with User Needs in UI/UX: A Data-Driven Approach
The Tug-of-War Balancing business goals with user needs in UI/UX is a challenge every designer eventually runs into. Users want fast, free, and beautiful experiences with no friction anywhere. The business, meanwhile, wants high conversion rates, low hosting costs, and a fast time-to-market. These two wish lists are not always [...]
UI/UX Design: Speeding Up the Creative Process with AI
The Builder's Mindset If you have ever stared at a blank Figma canvas with a deadline looming — a thesis defense, a hackathon demo, or just a personal app idea you finally want to ship — you already know that speed matters as much as polish. A traditional UI/UX [...]
Agentjacking: How Fake Sentry Errors Hijack AI Coding Agents
AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex now do far more than autocomplete. They read source code, query observability platforms, open pull requests, and run terminal commands on developer machines. That expanded access is useful, but it also creates a problem most security teams have not accounted [...]
Build AI Apps Faster with Google AI Studio and Gemini
Artificial intelligence has become an essential part of modern software development. It helps developers build applications that understand natural language, generate content, analyze documents, write code, and automate complex tasks. While large language models (LLMs) make these features easier to use, integrating them into real applications still takes time. [...]
OpenRouter Explained: Access Multiple AI Models Through One API
The rapid advancement of generative AI has given developers access to an ever-growing collection of large language models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral AI, and xAI. Each model offers different strengths, whether in reasoning, code generation, content creation, multilingual support, or cost efficiency. While having [...]
Build Your Own JARVIS AI Chatbot Interface using Vercel
Have you ever watched Tony Stark boot up his suits and wished you had your very own J.A.R.V.I.S. to help you code, research, or just manage your day? If you are just starting out with web development, you have probably noticed that most AI chatbot tutorials look exactly the [...]
Can’t Use the Terminal, Can’t Defend the Network: The Importance of Cybersecurity Degrees in the Philippines
Can't Use the Terminal, Can't Defend the Network: The Importance of Cybersecurity Degrees in the Philippines Open a job posting for a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst, a penetration tester, or a systems administrator anywhere in the world, and one requirement shows up again and again: comfort with the [...]
PromptWars hackathon: students built AI apps
On June 20, 2026, thirty junior and senior high school students spent a day at Programmable Makati building working AI applications. The event was PromptWars: AI-Powered, Student-Built, a hackathon run by DEVCON Kids Philippines and Tutorials Dojo. This event demonstrated how beginners can build with high impact solutions [...]

Model Context Protocol: The Universal Connector for AI

Imagine that you are at an international conference where all of the wise minds from around the world are together. They all want to share their new and inspiring ideas to everyone. But there is just one tiny problem: everyone speaks a different language, and only limited translators are going around. It is frustrating, right? To almost have access to vast amounts of knowledge but also limited to how you can communicate. Well, [...]

Upscaling Amazon EC2 Instance Performance: A Comprehensive Guide to Vertical Scaling for Improved Application Availability

It’s a scenario that no website owner wants to face: your website, which has been running smoothly for months, suddenly goes down. Panic sets in as users can’t access your services, and business slows down drastically. In my case, the traffic to my website spiked unexpectedly, and my EC2 instance could no longer handle the load. I realized that the only solution to get my site back up and running was to scale my [...]

Google’s NEW A2A Protocol Is Here! (A Way for AI Agents to Chat)

You've likely heard about vibe coding, Gen AI, and AI agents, and there's also this synergy of AI and blockchain—like, AI is undeniably everywhere now! But let me get you with another AI tech breakthrough you won't want to miss. Google just recently dropped something called the Agent-to-Agent or A2A Protocol, which literally lets bots talk with each other. From 'chatbots' to now, bots chatting? This is not in a sci-fi "take over the [...]

Amazon Q Developer Agent: Code, Review, and Deploy Apps with AI Agents

Have you ever wondered if Amazon offers a way to seamlessly integrate AI into your development process, especially when using Visual Studio Code (VSCode)? Imagine having an intelligent assistant right in your IDE that can help you code, review, and deploy applications while guiding you through best practices and even suggesting optimizations. Well, Amazon has answered that with the Amazon Q Developer Agent! What is Amazon Q? Amazon Q is a powerful suite of [...]

What Is ReAct? – Leveraging AI’s Decision-Making Process

Hi! Been introduced to AI agents already? Amazing! If not, no stress—start your journey here 👉 What Are AI Agents? We discussed how AI agents aren’t just passive tools; they think, decide, and act to accomplish goals with minimal human input. They’re changing the way we work, learn, and even rest. But behind this breakthrough in autonomy lies a more technical foundation—one that’s easy to overlook but worth understanding. Before AI agents could reason [...]

Is Codex CLI the Future of Coding? Understanding the Potential of This New AI-Powered Development Tool

OpenAI is currently one of the most well-known names in artificial intelligence and is known for pushing the limits of what AI can accomplish. Over the years, the company has created a series of innovative solutions to make AI more useful and accessible to both individuals and businesses. The most widely used AI tool globally is their very own ChatGPT, an AI-powered virtual assistant capable of achieving different tasks such as answering queries, content [...]

Cloud-9.5: Troubleshooting Common WordPress Website Issues

Hey, this is Step 5 of our 9-step website portfolio building with AWS! Got lost? Click here to go to the main article, and here for the fourth step! When working on a project, there is no avoidance of bugs, which sometimes is frustrating, especially when getting stuck over a recurrent issue. This article discusses common mistakes and bugs, the strategies that can be effectively used to troubleshoot them, and tips on how [...]

Exploring Meta’s Llama Stack: The Power of Local AI Models

Llamas might be adorable animals, but Meta's Llama Stack is the real star in the AI world; you don't need a supercomputer or a massive budget to build powerful, local AI apps right from your terminal. Enjoy a streamlined developer experience, enabling seamless AI application development. As AI becomes more powerful in today's world, it's good to be prepared with AI skills and, Llama Stack is a great place to start when building your [...]

How AWS MCP Servers Are Transforming Code Assistants with Deep Cloud Expertise

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how software is built today, providing opportunities to increase the speed of workflows, improve code quality, and bring about greater operational efficiency. Armed with that knowledge, AWS has introduced a game-changing innovation: AWS MCP Servers – purpose-built utilities that roll out the power of code assistants by embedding deep AWS-specific knowledge and best practices. In this post, you'll learn all about the AWS MCP Servers, what they do, and why they will [...]

Cloud-9.4: Installing NGINX, PHP, MySQL, and WordPress via Shell Script

Hey, this is Step 4 of our 9-step website portfolio building with AWS! Got lost? Click here to go to the main article, and here for the third step! Exciting times ahead as we get closer to completing our website setup! In this article, we’ll guide you through a simple and efficient way to install the essential tools you need: NGINX, PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. All of this will be done using a shell [...]