Dingxin Tao / AI Native developer

AI & full-stack development.

I develop applications for video creation, personal workspaces, and model services, using AI to support implementation, code review, and debugging. Explore the projects and their development notes below.

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Python
LangGraph
RAG
PostgreSQL
FastAPI
Three.js
AWS
Vercel
Docker

01 / Development focus

Development in practice.

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01Models & workflows

AI applications

Putting models to work on specific tasks. In Conuo, source reading, AI conversations, and notes share one workspace.

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02Interface to service

Full-stack products

Connecting interfaces, APIs, and storage in web and desktop apps. A personal workspace brings tasks and knowledge together.

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03Learn & practice

FDE in practice

Work through requirements and delivery with lessons, examples, and interactive self-checks.

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04Process & decisions

Development notes

Project walkthroughs, tool workflows, and the problems and trade-offs behind implementation decisions.

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03 / Background

UCI '25B.S. Computer Science
USC '27M.S. Analytics
EN · 中文Conversation and writing
AI NativeDeveloping with AI

AI / USAGE

AI usage log

56.8BTOKENS

Recorded cumulative usage

Highest usage firstShare of recorded total
  1. Codex
    36.8B64.8%
  2. DeepSeek
    14.3B25.2%
  3. Claude
    5.7B10.0%

Self-reported and manually updated, grouped by tool / model family. No start or end date is specified; these are not live usage figures.

05 / Blog

Development notes.

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A warm off-white illustration: tools hang on a pegboard, a hand reaches for the orange hand plane, and a small block, a wooden box and an intricate wooden building model sit on the bench
AI CodingModel ChoiceAgents

After 56.8B tokens: how I choose models and agents

From code completion to desktop agents: the models and tools I switched between since November 2025, and the criteria I now use to judge a model or an agent.

8 min read
The violet Conuo logo above an open source book, an explanation sheet, and connected study notes in a warm paper illustration
ConuoAI learningProduct development

Conuo: source reading, AI questions, and study notes in one workspace

How Conuo connects source-scoped questions, citation checks, PDF region study, notes, and human-reviewed knowledge drafts.

7 min read
A blue conversation window delegates work to two smaller windows, with a teal path returning to its original card
DSH Session ConductorAI codingPlugin development

After delegating to AI, how does the result return to the original conversation?

Building and using DSH Session Conductor: create tasks in native chat, preserve their origins, read progress, and return the first delegated turn to its creation card.

9 min read

Learning resources

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FDE practice

FDE practice: discovery, knowledge, tools, evaluation and handoff. Each lesson includes examples and an interactive self-test.

32lessons64self-test questionsLessons in Chinese

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