// Learning in Public

Elton Blog

Building neural networks from scratch, learning in public, and community leadership in Uganda's tech ecosystem. Written honestly, from the heart.

AI / Deep Learning

Building from scratch, learning in public. One layer at a time.

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My Journey Into Neural Networks: From Confusion to Building

The honest, unfiltered story of how I went from staring at equations to building neural networks from scratch. Including tiny_cnn, The Residual Stream, and what's coming next.

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The History & Evolution of Google's Gemma Model

From Gemini's secret knowledge distillation to Gemma 2, CodeGemma, PaliGemma, and RecurrentGemma — the full story of Google's open-weight revolution and what it means for developers in Africa.

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Community Leadership

Building tech communities, showing up, and growing the Ugandan developer ecosystem.

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From Agent Camp to Build With AI: Why I Show Up

From co-organising Agent Camp to winning 2nd place at Build With AI Makerere, attending Notion Community Day, and Logos Circles Kampala. Real stories from Uganda's tech events.

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