<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Aki&apos;s Tech Garden</title><description>A living collection of experiments, useful systems, and honest notes from the space between research and production.</description><link>https://akilesh.pages.dev/</link><language>en</language><item><title>What a benchmark cannot tell you</title><link>https://akilesh.pages.dev/writing/what-a-benchmark-cannot-tell-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://akilesh.pages.dev/writing/what-a-benchmark-cannot-tell-you/</guid><description>On the gap between a passing evaluation and a useful product.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Research</category><category>Field Notes</category></item><item><title>Building the smallest version that can teach you something</title><link>https://akilesh.pages.dev/writing/smallest-version-that-teaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://akilesh.pages.dev/writing/smallest-version-that-teaches/</guid><description>A practical way to separate an experiment from a disguised production system.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Builds</category><category>Experiments</category><category>Field Notes</category></item></channel></rss>