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The Strategy Pattern in Python

Posted on January 18, 2026 by chanmingman

Explaining Bubble Sort, Quick Sort, and Merge Sort with the Strategy design pattern, complete with code, trade-offs, and a runnable demo. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TL;DR – What: Strategy pattern decouples what you do (sorting) from how you do it (bubble/quick/merge). – Why: … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with the Google Gemini API: A Python Developer’s Guide

Posted on November 28, 2025 by chanmingman

Have you been curious about integrating powerful large language models (LLMs) into your Python applications? Google’s Gemini API offers a straightforward way to access state-of-the-art AI capabilities. In this blog post, we’ll walk through a practical Python script that demonstrates … Continue reading →

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Automating Excel Data Updates with VBA: A Practical Example

Posted on November 23, 2025 by chanmingman

When working with large datasets in Excel, repetitive tasks like cleaning text and updating marks can be time-consuming. Fortunately, VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) allows us to automate these processes efficiently. In this post, we’ll break down a practical VBA … Continue reading →

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Enhancing Semantic Search with SPECTER2 and ChromaDB

Posted on November 11, 2025 by chanmingman

In the world of natural language processing (NLP), semantic search has become a cornerstone for building intelligent applications that understand meaning beyond keywords. One powerful way to achieve this is by combining SPECTER2, a transformer-based model designed for scientific document … Continue reading →

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Building a Small Language Model in Python Using GPT-2 and Custom Text

Posted on June 20, 2025 by chanmingman

This short blog article that walks through building and testing a Small Language Model in Python using GPT-2 and your own text data (like a Dutch novel). The example includes the fix for the padding issue as well. Building a … Continue reading →

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