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Notes on AI, automation and building for the web
Practical write-ups from Sameer Ahmad, an Applied AI Engineer in Dubai — AI automation playbooks, lessons from shipping LLM features, and full-stack engineering deep-dives.
Dubai
Real Estate Website Design in Dubai: The SEO Checklist Developers Need
The real estate website design Dubai checklist: site structure, project pages, RealEstateAgent schema, images, speed, Arabic/English and enquiry forms.
Applied AI
LLM Cost Control: Prompt Caching and Token Budgets in Practice
Practical LLM cost control with prompt caching, token budgets, and model routing — how to cut inference spend without quietly degrading quality.
Full-Stack
Next.js vs. React SPA for SEO-Driven Sites - Why I Rebuilt My Own Portfolio
Next.js vs React SEO compared honestly: rendering, crawl budget, JS cost, Core Web Vitals — and why I kept my Vite SPA but added a static blog.
AI Automation
From Manual Entry to Automated: How an AI Workflow Gets Built
A hands-on AI workflow automation case study: how I scope, design, and harden an enquiry pipeline from manual entry to reliable automation.
Applied AI
Shipping LLM Features to Production: 12 Lessons from Real Projects
12 hard-won LLM production lessons covering evals, latency, cost, failure modes, and human review from shipping AI features that keep running.
Dubai
WhatsApp Chatbots for Dubai Businesses: What Actually Works
A practitioner's guide to WhatsApp chatbot Dubai projects: API vs. app, approved templates, Arabic support, and flows that convert.
Full-Stack
Designing CRM & HRM Systems People Actually Use
A practical guide to CRM HRM system design: data boundaries, permissions, workflows and integrations that keep teams using the tool after week one.
Applied AI
RAG That Doesn't Hallucinate: Evaluation-First LLM Pipelines
A practical guide to RAG evaluation: build the eval set first, pick metrics that catch hallucinations, and stop quality regressions in production.
AI Automation
AI Agents vs. Workflow Automation: When to Use Which
AI agents vs workflow automation: two tools, two jobs. A practical framework for deciding which one your project needs, and when to skip both.
Full-Stack
MERN + AI: Adding LLM Features to a Node/React App
A hands-on guide to MERN AI features: Express API design for LLM calls, streaming in React, prompt caching, cost caps, and safe rollout.
Applied AI
Building an AI Website Generator: The Architecture Behind ShieldCloak
How I structured ShieldCloak, an AI website generator: pipeline stages, page consistency, and traffic intelligence working together.
AI Automation
AI Automation for Small Business: A Practical 2026 Playbook
A no-hype guide to AI automation for small business: where to start, which tools to use, and how to avoid the traps that burn budget.