Articles by Grizzly Peak Software

A late-night dispatch from an Alaska cabin covering AI-powered productivity, marketing lessons learned the hard way, and building in the quiet.

Build a working GPT from scratch in PyTorch, then fine-tune a real model with LoRA. Full pipeline with runnable code. No PhD required. - tokenization - embeddings - attention - training loops - fine-tuning All runnable on a single GPU or laptop.

A hands-on guide to the pattern that powers Claude Code, Cursor, and every other agentic AI tool you've been pretending to understand at parties.

Learn how to transfer your .env file to a DigitalOcean droplet when you only have web console access. This guide covers four practical methods including heredoc syntax, nano editor, echo commands, and base64 encoding—perfect for developers working from Windows without SSH configured.

Feeling burned out from software engineering? You're not alone—research shows 73-83% of developers experience burnout. This comprehensive guide explores 15+ alternative career paths that leverage your technical skills, complete with 2026 salary data, transition strategies, and realistic expectations for roles like Product Manager, Technical Writer, Developer Advocate, AI Consultant, and more.

Highlights from Alaska's Claude Code Meetup-covering sub-agent workflows, the skills vs. sub-agents debate, CLI tips, and insights from Anthropic's developer relations team.

After a summer of adventures and too much Minecraft, I discovered Claude Code and built five projects in weeks—a publishing agent, micro-SaaS, 3D game, SEO site, and migrated my decade-old app. We're on the cusp of the singularity.

Building a production-ready Azure DevOps MCP server with 100+ tools and 258 passing tests—across two sessions totaling 6 hours. First session: implementing critical tools while watching Dune on the couch. Second session: giving Claude Code clear instructions and going to sleep. What this experiment reveals about AI-assisted development, specification-first design, and the future of developer tooling.

Learn how to transform your personal APIs into sustainable revenue streams using proven usage-based billing strategies from the fintech industry. This comprehensive guide covers per-request billing, tiered subscriptions, and compute-time models, with real-world examples from Plaid, Stripe, and Dwolla. Includes technical implementation details, pricing psychology, and a complete checklist for building your billing infrastructure.

A JavaScript-first guide to AI agents—what they are, how single-agent systems work, and when to scale into multi-agent architectures for real-world applications.

A hiring manager’s perspective on the computer software engineer job outlook and web programmer job description, based on real-world experience building and hiring for production systems in regulated industries.

Under 500 lines of vanilla JS and Express. No React, no frameworks. Just a working voice AI agent with OpenAI, real bug fixes, and working code.

In December 2025, America’s job market tells two very different stories: a massive wave of Baby Boomer retirements is flooding healthcare, trades, and government with openings, while tech remains frozen in an AI-driven hiring drought. This split-screen reality explains why software engineers face endless rejections even as the broader economy booms—and why steady, regulated fields like financial services are quietly becoming one of the safest harbors for experienced developers.

Learn step-by-step how we built a web app that converts your photo + prompt into blister-pack action-figure art using OpenAI’s new image API.

Feeling burnout as a software engineer? Explore rewarding alternative careers leveraging your tech skills—from product management and UX design to data science—to regain balance and satisfaction.

Discover a sleek, browser-based JavaScript tool to parse WordPress XML exports into CSV, with stylish design and HubSpot detection—open-sourced on GitHub for easy site data extraction.

Discover the 20 best fintech APIs in 2025, essential for secure payments, seamless integrations, data aggregation, and innovative financial services, reshaping the future of finance and technology.

CrawlCaptain, an AI-powered SEO crawler tool, simplifies website optimization for developers and SEO experts with scalable, actionable insights to boost traffic and rankings.

Learn how Model Context Protocol (MCP) works as a universal connector between AI and data sources. Build your own Memory Server to give Claude persistent memory capabilities, and explore the expanding ecosystem of MCP tools and resources.

Discover the SEO Crawler, an innovative Node.js tool that blends advanced AI with comprehensive SEO auditing to streamline your website's performance and optimization. Featuring intelligent, actionable insights powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini, detailed performance analytics via Puppeteer, automated sitemap generation, and beautifully crafted HTML reports, this crawler is essential for developers, marketers, and business owners alike. Learn how to effortlessly improve your site's search rankings, enhance user experience, and drive organic growth—all through an intuitive, AI-driven approach.