Michael Nakayama https://mnaks.me Michael Nakayama writes about building with AI, engineering craft, and the job hunt. en System One model: Jev https://mnaks.me/post/jev https://mnaks.me/post/jev Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI Typesafe's first System One model, Jev, is built not for chat but for fast, structured decisions. So I tested it. Code building AI https://mnaks.me/post/trust_but_verify https://mnaks.me/post/trust_but_verify Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT AI Google's AlphaEvolve verifies, runs and scores proposed programs using automated evaluation metrics. Who do you know? https://mnaks.me/post/who_you_know https://mnaks.me/post/who_you_know Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Job hunting The job search is never about how good you are on paper. It's about who you know. On interviewing https://mnaks.me/post/questions_for_interviewers https://mnaks.me/post/questions_for_interviewers Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Job hunting Most non-coding interviews break into two parts: STAR questions and your chance to ask questions. Here are common ones and my favorites to ask. Some random nits https://mnaks.me/post/random_nits https://mnaks.me/post/random_nits Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Code style A few easy wins that can save you time in the long run. Updating my resume https://mnaks.me/post/resumes https://mnaks.me/post/resumes Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Career I updated my resume, and now we can get some A/B testing done on resume formats. Evaluating random forest classifiers https://mnaks.me/post/rfc https://mnaks.me/post/rfc Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT ML Large language models get the buzz, but they're not the only way to build AI-enhanced products. Rust on Arduino Uno https://mnaks.me/post/rust_avr https://mnaks.me/post/rust_avr Sat, 27 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Rust Rust balances ease of use with being a powerful, fast, low-level language. Today I'm going to put that to the test. What makes Go special? https://mnaks.me/post/golang_reading https://mnaks.me/post/golang_reading Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Go Go took the experience of a large-scale organization, Google, and distilled key tenets of good software engineering. Foray into Go https://mnaks.me/post/golang_init https://mnaks.me/post/golang_init Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Go AKA how many projects can I work on concurrently? I don't know anyone who doesn't go through phases. Yarn resolutions https://mnaks.me/post/yarn-resolutions https://mnaks.me/post/yarn-resolutions Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT JavaScript TIL about yarn resolutions, a simple way to manage the sub-dependencies of a project.