Build Journal

Engineering notes from active projects, written for builders who want useful detail.

This is a public operating log, not a generic content feed. Each entry is intended to explain decisions, constraints, and outcomes.

Written by Christopher Cordine · Last reviewed April 1, 2026

Editorial Standards

How Posts Are Reviewed Before Publishing

First-Hand Work Only

Posts come from projects I am building directly, with implementation-level context instead of recycled summaries.

Specific Decisions and Tradeoffs

Each post should explain what was chosen, what was rejected, and what constraints shaped that decision.

Date and Revision Clarity

Publishing and revision dates are explicitly tracked so readers and systems can evaluate freshness.

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AI Engineering · 9 min

What I Learned Building Omnidex in Go + Ollama

Notes on agent architecture, local model orchestration, and practical reliability lessons from early versions.

Status: Drafting

AI Engineering · 8 min

GenAI: Building a Generic AI Webserver in Go

Architecture and tradeoffs from building a reusable Go webserver abstraction for model-backed endpoints and agent workflows.

Status: Planned

AI Engineering · 6 min

Coding Assistant With Go + Ollama

A local agent workflow with tool use, structured JSON outputs, HTML parsing safeguards, file search, chunking rules, and interactive note-taking transforms.

Status: Planned