Zach Daniel

The quiet benefit of open source LLMs

A.K.A Why I don't care about the artificially deflated price of SOTA model API services

Aug 28 • 

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July 2025

Elixir Misconceptions #1

Don't "let it crash". Let it heal.

Jul 28 • 

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Usage Rules: Leveling the Playing Field for AI-Assisted Development

How the OSS community can democratize LLM context management

Jul 18 • 

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June 2025

My LLM workflow & tools | June 06, 2025

I've been asked to share, and so I shall.

Jun 11 • 

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LLMs & Elixir: Windfall or Deathblow?

How the Elixir community can survive — and thrive — in an age of LLMs.

Jun 1 • 

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January 2025

Now Available: Ash Framework Book!

Get your copy of the beta today! Plus: New Homepage & Installer!

Jan 19 • 

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September 2024

Serialization is the Secret

If a value mutates in the forest with no one to see it, does it really mutate?

Sep 27, 2024 • 

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Sending Emails with Ash Framework

A.K.A - Burying the lede on using Oban

Sep 20, 2024 • 

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Silos in the Elixir Community

The lines that divide us, for better or for worse

Sep 17, 2024 • 

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A Day in the Life

A.K.A - How I Get Shit Done

Sep 16, 2024 • 

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Welcome to my Substack!

A place of magic and mystery 🪄

Sep 16, 2024 • 

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December 2020

An Incremental Approach to Declarative Design

Practical tips to adopt Declarative Design in your every day code.

Dec 25, 2020 • 

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