Niels Berglund

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 10 - Email Infrastructure with Brevo MCP

Part 10: Integrate Brevo MCP for transactional email sending. Set up email infrastructure, create templates, and send your first conversational emails—all without maintaining a separate contact database.

Posted by nielsb on Saturday, February 14, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 9 - Autonomous Implementation: Letting Claude Code Loose

Part 9: Test autonomous Claude Code by implementing 3 import functions with minimal guidance. Compare results with conversational development. Includes YOLO mode, fixing GitHub issues, and lessons on when to let AI work independently.

Posted by nielsb on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 8 - Implementing Import Functions

Discover how Claude Code implemented import functions, reviewed its own code, and transformed a 20-minute process into 2 seconds. AI-native development in action.

Posted by nielsb on Saturday, January 24, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 7 - Implementing the Import MCP Server

Part 7: Build an Import MCP Server with Claude Code; 3 hours vs 16 traditional. FastMCP implementation, validation tools, database troubleshooting, and real AI-native development lessons.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 18, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 6 - Architecture and Design of a Custom Import MCP Server

Design a custom Import MCP Server with Claude Code for AI-native data imports. Learn why MCP servers are isolated, architect 7 self-contained tools, and transform CSV hell into conversational workflows. Complete architecture guide.

Posted by nielsb on Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 5.5 - Schema Refinement: When Real Data Reveals the Truth

Database schema design mistake turned lesson: How uploading real CSV files to Claude Code revealed missing fields and enabled a 45-minute schema refinement migration.

Posted by nielsb on Monday, January 12, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 5 - Database Schema and Natural Language Queries

Transform database development with Claude Code and Postgres MCP Pro. Design schemas, generate test data, and run complex queries—all through conversation.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 4, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 4 - Database Setup and First Conversations

Build production-ready database infrastructure using Claude Code. Learn PostgreSQL setup on Neon, Postgres MCP Pro configuration, and AI-assisted troubleshooting.

Posted by nielsb on Thursday, January 1, 2026

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 3 - Architecting an AI-Native System

Stop building dashboards—build AI-native systems. Part 3 shows how Claude Code helps architect an event management system using MCP servers, PostgreSQL, and natural language interfaces.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 28, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 37, 2025

Discover Week 37's top AI developments: 3-day technology mastery with AI tools, transformer architecture deep-dive, MCP servers enabling AI-assisted coding, Claude's new code interpreter, and Data & AI Community Day Durban registration opens October 11.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, September 14, 2025

Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.