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Senior software engineer building and analyzing backend systems with a focus on architecture and performance.

Location Czech Republic Joined Joined on  Personal website https://gramli.github.io/ github website twitter website

Education

Brno University of Technology

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Work

Senior Software Engineer

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To Retry or Not to Retry? That Is the Question.

Kaggle Benchmarking Challenge Submission

To Retry or Not to Retry? That Is the Question.

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Polly Introduces an Open Source Maintenance Fee

Explores a novel fee model to fund open source

Polly Introduces an Open Source Maintenance Fee

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API Performance Testing: How to Design Realistic Tests

Real-world traffic rules and root-cause pains

API Performance Testing: How to Design Realistic Tests

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How I Smashed a Bug in a Shared Authentication Library

Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories 🐛đŸ›č

How I Smashed a Bug in a Shared Authentication Library

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From Open Source to Paid Product: Is AI Accelerating the Shift?

Code got cheap while maintenance didn't

From Open Source to Paid Product: Is AI Accelerating the Shift?

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How AI Endpoints Change the Traditional API Flow

Validating probabilistic outputs costs credits

How AI Endpoints Change the Traditional API Flow

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Build a Minimal WebMCP Agent with Playwright and Gemini

Bypasses extension limits for stronger models

Build a Minimal WebMCP Agent with Playwright and Gemini

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Tower Before Dusk: I Built a Puzzle Game for Humans and AI

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

Tower Before Dusk: I Built a Puzzle Game for Humans and AI

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I Used My Last 7% of Copilot Tokens to Bring a 2014 WinForms Game Back to Life

GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission

I Used My Last 7% of Copilot Tokens to Bring a 2014 WinForms Game Back to Life

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How to Use Gemma 4 E2B the Smart Way: Family Trip Advisor

Gemma 4 Challenge: Build With Gemma 4 Submission

How to Use Gemma 4 E2B the Smart Way: Family Trip Advisor

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Old PC vs New AI: Can a 2015 Desktop Actually Run Gemma 4? (2B vs 4B Benchmark)

Gemma 4 Challenge: Write about Gemma 4 Submission

Old PC vs New AI: Can a 2015 Desktop Actually Run Gemma 4? (2B vs 4B Benchmark)

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OpenClaw Sandbox Guide: One-Click .WSB Setup & AI Provider Comparison

OpenClaw Sandbox Guide: One-Click .WSB Setup & AI Provider Comparison

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Run OpenClaw Locally on Windows Using Windows Sandbox for Secure Isolation

OpenClaw Challenge Submission 🩞

Run OpenClaw Locally on Windows Using Windows Sandbox for Secure Isolation

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.NET Reflection Performance: CSV Export Benchmarks (Part 2)

.NET Reflection Performance: CSV Export Benchmarks (Part 2)

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.NET Reflection Performance: Enum Attribute Benchmarks (Part 1)

.NET Reflection Performance: Enum Attribute Benchmarks (Part 1)

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Google Translate Who? The Only Translator You’ll Ever Need, Powered by Neural Networks & 90s Scams

April Fools Challenge Submission â˜•ïžđŸ€Ą

Google Translate Who? The Only Translator You’ll Ever Need, Powered by Neural Networks & 90s Scams

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Clean Unit Testing in .NET: Practical xUnit and Moq Tips

Clean Unit Testing in .NET: Practical xUnit and Moq Tips

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How Much AI-Generated Code Are We Actually Shipping to Production? My Reality So Far

How Much AI-Generated Code Are We Actually Shipping to Production? My Reality So Far

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Node.js Dependency & Version Management with nvm, npm ci and Registries

Node.js Dependency & Version Management with nvm, npm ci and Registries

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Echoes of Experience: Don’t Be "Too Senior" to Ask

WeCoded 2026: Echoes of Experience 💜

Echoes of Experience: Don’t Be "Too Senior" to Ask

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What’s the Worst Advice AI Has Given You? Here’s Mine.

What’s the Worst Advice AI Has Given You? Here’s Mine.

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.NET: CopyToAsync vs WriteAsync: The Benchmark You Didn’t Know You Needed

.NET: CopyToAsync vs WriteAsync: The Benchmark You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Angular: HTTP Caching with RxJS shareReplay

Angular: HTTP Caching with RxJS shareReplay

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A Silly Idea: A Star Wars Lightsaber Duel in the Terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Submission

A Silly Idea: A Star Wars Lightsaber Duel in the Terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI

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msg-rocket: From Diff to Decision with GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Submission

msg-rocket: From Diff to Decision with GitHub Copilot CLI

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Space Station Portfolio: An Engineer Beyond the UI

New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Submission

Space Station Portfolio: An Engineer Beyond the UI

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Angular: Stop Overusing ChangeDetectorRef

Angular: Stop Overusing ChangeDetectorRef

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.NET: Vertical Slice Architecture vs Clean Architecture — A Practical Comparison Using Real APIs

.NET: Vertical Slice Architecture vs Clean Architecture — A Practical Comparison Using Real APIs

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Angular: Custom Multi-File Translation Loader for ngx-translate

Angular: Custom Multi-File Translation Loader for ngx-translate

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C# Minimal API: Output Caching

C# Minimal API: Output Caching

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C# Minimal API: Response Caching

C# Minimal API: Response Caching

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