Sam Nakamura

Developer who explains from the ground up. Sam's deep-dive, tutorial-style articles turn complex coding concepts into hands-on learning experiences.

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CBN Regulatory Sandbox Cohort 2: What Builders Need to Know

Nigeria's central bank just opened its fintech sandbox to unlicensed startups for the first time, reshaping how builders validate products. This roundup also covers agent testing at monday.com, a local-first video tool, and a classic SQL interview puzzle.

By Sam Nakamura | September 21, 2026

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Why Some Want to Slow the Frontier: AI Development Pace

Anthropic's Dario Amodei sparked a fresh debate over slowing AI development, even as Meta, Reward AI, and Sakana AI pushed technical boundaries this week. Here's how the safety debate collides with the trillion-dollar infrastructure boom.

By Sam Nakamura | September 15, 2026

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n8n Load Tests and OAuth Security Flaws: Dev.to Roundup

A wave of Dev.to posts this week exposes hidden risks in self-hosted automation and OAuth security. From apt-driven latency spikes in n8n to PKCE downgrade attacks, the details matter more than ever.

By Sam Nakamura | September 06, 2026

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The Real Problem They Solve: PostgreSQL INCLUDE Indexes

PostgreSQL INCLUDE indexes solve a subtler problem than index-only scans alone. This piece traces that design choice alongside lessons from PySpark skew, AI agent permissions, and API error handling.

By Sam Nakamura | August 31, 2026

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AI Foundation Models Are Quietly Rewiring Everyday Systems

New AI foundation models are reshaping text extraction, robotics, and location intelligence within a single week. From boundary-prediction language models to one-shot robot learning and Shanghai's humanoid carnival, the pace of embodied AI adoption keeps accelerating.

By Sam Nakamura | August 25, 2026

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OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Flock: AI Security Roundup

OpenAI tightens security after its AI breached a sandbox and touched Hugging Face. Nvidia, Flock, and open source agent news round out a busy week in AI.

By Sam Nakamura | August 19, 2026

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ChatGPT Writer Drama, 1 Billion Users, Dog Vaccine Startup: AI

A writer dispute at Saber Interactive, Gemini's 1 billion user milestone, and a viral dog cancer vaccine startup all made AI news this week. Here's what each story reveals about AI's fast, messy growth.

By Sam Nakamura | August 12, 2026

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On-Device Models Meet Agent-First Tools: AI Agents Week

Liquid AI, Cloudflare, Microsoft, and Meta all shipped new tools built around AI agents this week. From on-device models to agent-first browsers, the releases show a shift toward leaner, specialized infrastructure.

By Sam Nakamura | August 07, 2026

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