Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 34, 2025

Discover this week's AI breakthroughs: Why MCP needs code over tools, how context engineering is replacing RAG, Monte Carlo methods for RL, and self-describing databases for LLMs. Plus: Data & AI Community Day Durban CfS now open!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 24, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 33, 2025

Week 33 2025 Tech Roundup: AI agents evolve with 9 agentic workflow patterns, GPT-5 transforms GitHub Copilot development, R-Zero enables self-teaching AI systems, and hybrid search beats vector-only approaches. Essential reading for developers navigating the shift from AI-assisted to conversational development workflows.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 17, 2025

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Part 2 - IDE Integration and Advanced Features

Learn VS Code integration with Claude Code for AI-assisted development. Includes WSL setup, CLAUDE.md configuration, and building your first API endpoints.

Posted by nielsb on Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Claude Code Installation and Initialisation

Step-by-step Claude Code installation guide for Windows developers. From WSL setup to creating your first AI-assisted Node.js application in minutes.

Posted by nielsb on Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 30, 2025

Week 30 tech roundup: GitHub Copilot's AI debugging breakthrough, ChatGPT Agent reality check, GitHub Spark's no-code revolution & reimagining Kafka. Call for help finding a venue for our next Data & AI Community Day Durban event.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 27, 2025

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