MyScaleDB: Why Vector Databases Need SQL (The 2025 Reality Check)
SQL didn’t disappear — it just got smarter. Hi there, This week’s essay tackles one of the biggest misconceptions in modern AI infrastructure — that vector...
WordPress to Hugo — Lightning Fast Sites in 2025
Static, reliable, and actually fast. A practical migration story. Hi there, This week’s essay takes a break from SQL and dives into real-world performance....
When your ORM says no — use a CTE anyway
Hi there, This week wraps up the CTE trilogy — and it’s all about using them when your ORM says “no.” Because sometimes, the fastest path isn’t through...
Building Reliable Legal AI: Never Missing a Supreme Court Case
Hi there, Quick detour this week before we wrap up the SQL series — we’re diving into Legal AI and what it takes to make it reliable. This post explores how...
Recursive CTEs: stop writing nested loops for trees
Hi there, This week we go deeper into CTEs — the part your tooling politely ignores. Recursive CTEs let you traverse trees and hierarchies cleanly, with one...
Your ORM is Lying to You About SQL
Hi there, This week’s essay dives into something your ORM doesn’t want to talk about — Common Table Expressions (CTEs). They make SQL cleaner, faster, and...