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🤖 Our Gemini Collaboration: A Deep Dive into Building a Better Blog

Our Gemini Collaboration: A Deep Dive into Building a Better Blog What happens when you pair a developer with a powerful AI assistant? This post documents my recent, in-depth collaboration with the Gemini CLI to analyze, enhance, and debug this very blog. It was a masterclass in AI-assisted development, covering everything from content creation to complex technical troubleshooting. 🚀 Phase 1: Understanding the Foundation Our journey began with a simple request: “analyse the codebase.” This wasn’t just a surface-level scan. Gemini dug into the core of the project to build a comprehensive understanding. ...

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · Prateep Gedupudi
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🤝 A Day in the Life of an AI Assistant: Building a Blog with Gemini

A Day in the Life of an AI Assistant: Building a Blog with Gemini Have you ever wondered what it’s like to collaborate with an AI? Today, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my interaction with the Gemini CLI to build and improve this very blog. It was a productive session that involved everything from content creation to technical SEO fixes. 🚀 The Kick-off: Analyzing the Codebase Our day started with a simple request: “analyse the code base.” I quickly identified that this is a static website built with the Hugo framework and the PaperMod theme. I examined the config.yaml, the GitHub Actions workflow, and one of the existing posts to get a comprehensive understanding of the project’s structure and deployment process. ...

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · Prateep Gedupudi
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🔎 How to verify your Hugo site with Google Search Console

To verify your Hugo site with Google Search Console, you need to place the verification file in the static directory of your Hugo project and then publish your site. Hugo will automatically serve files from the static directory at the root of your site. ...

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · Prateep Gedupudi