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Sharing my journey as a freelancer, insights about programming, and thoughts on technology

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By Ekky Armandi•Jun 21, 2026

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By Ekky Armandi•Jun 12, 2026

React.js + FastAPI: the perfect stack for an AI web application

React.js and Python FastAPI are a practical, production-ready stack for AI web apps. This article explains why, with real-world patterns, RAG architecture, and tooling examples.

By Ekky Armandi•Jun 05, 2026

I Tested Design Automation for Catalog Images

A practical design automation experiment for turning structured data into bulk image catalogs with a custom web app workflow

By Ekky Armandi•May 21, 2026

Your Design Work is Repetitive — So Why Are You Still Doing It?

Most design work isn't creative — it's repetitive production wearing a design label. Here's why that's an operations problem, not a creativity problem, and how custom automation fixes it.

By Ekky Armandi•May 10, 2026

Mount, Stream, Authenticate FastMCP with FastAPI

Don't run a separate MCP server. Mount it into your existing FastAPI app — one process, one deployment, one set of auth and monitoring.

By Ekky Armandi•Apr 30, 2026

What is an MCP Server? A Founder's Guide (No Code Required)

MCP isn't a protocol. It's shelf space — inside the AI tools your customers already use. What that means, why it matters now, and how to decide if your product belongs on it.

By Ekky Armandi•Apr 27, 2026

FastAPI Buys Change, Go Buys Stability

FastAPI buys change. Go buys stability. That is the real tradeoff when choosing a backend for an MVP.

By Ekky Armandi•Apr 07, 2026

Finding the Right Xcode for macOS

How I found the right Xcode version for macOS Sequoia after the App Store and Apple's download pages didn't make it easy.

By Ekky Armandi•Mar 03, 2026

The accidental programmer

It has been six years since I accidentally became a programmer. Start from randomly picking up freelance gigs, endup as a full-stack developer. I gave up with tutorials; I found learning by doing is the best way to learn things. Throughout the year, I'm getting better at solving other problems.

By Ekky Armandi•Jan 19, 2026

Masa Kopi

The story of the small coffee shop in Yogyakarta that supported my early freelancing grind, and why I keep coming back.

By Ekky Armandi•Dec 16, 2025

My favorite AI models and tools so far

Over the last twelve months, I have tried a mix of model subscriptions, MCP tooling, and AI coding assistants. This is what has worked best for me so far.

By Ekky Armandi•Oct 22, 2025

Context Engineering at Python Jogja

AI has changed how we do our work, especially for programmers. From code completion to code documentation, everything can be done using the AI assistant. In this article I showing the use cases of using AI by context engineering the data and prompts before code.

By Ekky Armandi•Oct 01, 2025

PyCon JP 2025: My first international PyCon

Every year, the Python programming language community often runs a Python Conference (PyCon) event, where people from any background who have an interest in Python can share their knowledge and experience. This year, I found a reason to visit Japan, because in September, Python Japan usually also holds the PyCon called PyCon JP 2025. My original plan was only to visit PyCon JP, but somehow I ended up traveling together with my old friend who become my best friend. It's very exciting journey.