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Resurrecting TinyExpr in Rust: What a Hackathon Taught Me About Proving a Port Works

What if “modernizing” legacy software didn't mean rewriting it and hoping nothing breaks? What if we could take a small, battle-tested C library, rebuild it in a modern language, and prove that the…

  • Ported TinyExpr mathematical expression parser from C to Rust
  • Preserved original behavior using Rust's ownership system and error handling
  • Comprehensive test suite ensured behavioral equivalence between implementations

I bootstrapped an API business on a single RTX 3060, from literally zero budget

Two weeks ago I had zero dollars, one gaming PC with an RTX 3060 Ti, and a stubborn idea: what if the cost of running a small, useful LLM-backed API could be close to zero, if you just...

  • Author started with zero budget, using RTX 3060 Ti for local LLM hosting
  • Utilized Ollama, FastAPI, Cloudflare Tunnel, and RapidAPI for API development
  • Implemented per-IP daily limit to encourage user conversion to subscribers

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