Along This Trail
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Another “Master’s Degree” in Finance: An AI-Assisted Learning Journey
Several weeks ago, I interviewed for an analyst position at a financial institution. During the interview process, I realized there was a gap in my knowledge that caught me by surprise: I wasn’t aware that LIBOR had been replaced by SOFR as the primary benchmark interest rate. It wasn’t a major issue, but it reminded…
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Understanding APIs: From Concept to a Working Mini Project
When I first started learning about APIs, the term felt abstract. Everyone seemed to use the word API, but depending on the context, they could be referring to a specification, a piece of code, a running service, or an entire business strategy. To better understand the concept, I combined several learning approaches: reading, mind mapping,…
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AI and I Built This Website in 5 Days (Part II): Debugging My Way Through the Full Stack
In a previous post, I wrote about how AI helped me launch Great Lakes Data Forest in just a few days. Looking back, getting the website online was only the beginning. What happened afterward turned out to be equally educational. Once the basic structure was in place, I began refining the site’s appearance and user…
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AI and I built this entire website in 5 days.
Five days ago, this website did not exist.No infrastructure. No theme customization. No CSS understanding. No domain routing. No plugin ecosystem knowledge. Just an idea, a domain name, and curiosity. What happened over those five days changed the way I view both technology and learning itself. I have a computer science background, but web development…