Notes and deep dives
Writeups derived from personal notes, then rewritten after I have built or studied something in enough depth.
9 results
2026
Neural Network Training: Statistics, Initialization and Diagnostics
/ 55 min
A structured study of neural network training dynamics, covering statistical preliminaries, loss interpretation, saturation, gradient flow, initialization schemes, diagnostic tools, and stabilization mechanisms.
Neural Networks / Deep Learning / Optimization / Initialization / Batch Normalization
Engineering MovHex: Modeling and Optimizing a Dynamic Hex-Grid Router in C
/ 35 min
Engineering a dynamic routing engine over a hexagonal map in C, from geometric modeling to shortest-path optimization.
C / Graph Algorithms / Data Structures / Performance
2025
From Bigrams to Neural Networks: The First Step in Language Modeling
/ 26 min
A hands-on walkthrough from count-based bigrams to a simple neural model.
NeuralNetworks / Math / Statistics / Python
Breaking the Sorting Barrier in Single-Source Shortest Paths
/ 14 min
Exploring the ideas behind the new breakthrough paper, breaking the long-standing sorting barrier for single-source shortest paths.
Dijkstra / SSSP / Graph Algorithms / Complexity Theory
Neural Networks: Linear Regression
/ 17 min
From math to code: build linear regression from scratch and see how it connects to neural networks.
NeuralNetworks / Python / Math
2024
Building a Simple Web App with Firebase Authentication and Firestore: A Step-by-Step Guide
/ 10 min
Step-by-step guide to building a task management web app with Firebase Authentication.
Firebase / Firestore / Authentication / JavaScript / Web App / Productivity
Building a Daily Vocabulary Newsletter with Python, Google Docs, and Google Sheets
/ 8 min
Step-by-step guide to creating a Python-powered vocabulary newsletter using Google Docs, Google Sheets, and automated email delivery.
Python / Google APIs / Google Docs / Google Sheets / Automation / Newsletter
Neural Networks: Introduction
/ 17 min
Introduction to Neural Networks.
NeuralNetworks / Python / Math
Neural Networks: Roadmap and Sources
/ 3 min
Roadmap for the Neural Networks series and main sources.
NeuralNetworks / Math / Sources