Python + AI

Not another chatbot

A self-taught PHP developer's hands-on journey into Python, FastAPI, LLMs, and shipping a real AI character chat app — from blank terminal to live deployment.

07 - Lessons Learned: What I'd Do Differently
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07 - Lessons Learned: What I'd Do Differently

A retrospective on building an AI character chat app from scratch. Why I'd choose Rust over Python, what AI coding tools are actually good for, and what comes next: RAG, tool use, autonomous systems.

27 Jul 2026

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