Articles about software development, AI/ML, open source, and technology by Muhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/en-usWed, 04 Mar 2026 14:45:02 GMTcontact@muhammadfiaz.com (Muhammad Fiaz)contact@muhammadfiaz.com (Muhammad Fiaz)https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/75434191?v=4https://muhammad-fiaz.github.iohttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/building-rag-systems/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/building-rag-systems/A comprehensive guide to building robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Covers chunking strategies, hybrid search, embedding models, and production pitfalls.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAILLMRAGembeddingsvector-databaseMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/deploying-ml-models/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/deploying-ml-models/A guide to transitioning machine learning models from Jupyter notebooks to scalable production services using FastAPI, Docker, and Kubernetes.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTMLOpsdeploymentdockerkubernetesfastapiMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/fine-tuning-llms/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/fine-tuning-llms/A technical overview of fine-tuning methodology, focusing on Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT), LoRA, and dataset preparation strategies.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTLLMfine-tuningLoRAPEFTAIMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/future-of-ai-agents/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/future-of-ai-agents/An analysis of current autonomous agent frameworks, exploring planning capabilities, tool use, and the shift from chat interfaces to goal-directed behavior.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAIagentsautonomous-systemsLLMMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/introducing-logly-zig/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/introducing-logly-zig/A technical overview of Logly v0.1.0, a thread-safe, modular logging library for the Zig ecosystem focusing on performance and developer ergonomics.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTzigopen-sourceloggingdeveloper-toolsperformanceMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/local-llms-guide/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/local-llms-guide/A comprehensive guide to running Large Language Models locally. We analyze hardware requirements, quantization techniques, and inference engines.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAILLMlocal-aiprivacyhardwareMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/memory-safety-without-borrow-checker/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/memory-safety-without-borrow-checker/A comparative analysis of memory safety strategies. We contrast Rust's compile-time formal verification with Zig's approach of explicit memory management and runtime defenses.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTzigrustmemory-safetysystems-programmingMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/prompt-engineering/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/prompt-engineering/A technical guide to Prompt Engineering strategies, including Chain-of-Thought, Few-Shot prompting, and structural constraints for reliable LLM integration.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAILLMprompt-engineeringcodingMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/rust-wasm-performance/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/rust-wasm-performance/Leveraging Rust and WebAssembly (Wasm) to offload compute-intensive tasks from the JavaScript main thread. Includes benchmarks and implementation patterns.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTrustwebassemblyperformancereactweb-devMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/welcome/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/welcome/An introduction to the themes of this blog: AI Engineering, Systems Programming, and High-Performance Computing.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTintroductionpersonaltechMuhammad Fiazhttps://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/why-i-switched-to-zig/https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/blog/why-i-switched-to-zig/An analysis of the transition from efficient scripting (Python) to high-performance systems programming (Zig). Includes performance benchmarks and a comparison with Rust.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTzigpythonsystems-programmingperformancerustMuhammad Fiaz