Francis Yaw Odoom — Articles https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/ Articles by Francis Yaw Odoom on software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI. en AI Agents Are Getting the Keys to Real Systems. Here's How I'd Hand Them Over. https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/ai-agents-are-getting-the-keys/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/ai-agents-are-getting-the-keys/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT In one week, an AI agent breached a government health portal, Amazon opened its seller tools to AI agents, and a security startup raised $400 million on agent risk. Why I'm excited, why I'm worried, and the rules I'd follow. Follow the Money: What This Week's AI Business News Means for Developers in Ghana https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/ai-business-follow-the-money/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/ai-business-follow-the-money/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepSeek raised its API prices up to 4.5×, Oracle invoked force majeure on a giant data center, Microsoft put $10 billion into the Middle East, and Apple's ChatGPT deal underwhelmed. What it tells us, and how developers here should protect themselves. Claude Sonnet 5 vs Opus 5 vs Opus 5.5 vs Fable 5.1: Which One Should You Use? https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-vs-opus-5-vs-opus-5-5-vs-fable-5-1/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-vs-opus-5-vs-opus-5-5-vs-fable-5-1/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic shipped four major Claude models in under three months. What each one is for, what a real task costs on each, the changes that can break your code, and the one I use by default. Four AI Releases I'm Watching as a Developer in Ghana https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/four-ai-releases-im-watching/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/four-ai-releases-im-watching/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A small decision model that runs on a normal CPU, AI voices in 100+ languages, a Mac assistant with privacy questions, and a security model that needs serious hardware. My take on what matters for developers and businesses here. npm vs pnpm vs Bun: I Benchmarked All Three on My Own Project https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/npm-vs-pnpm-vs-bun-benchmark/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/npm-vs-pnpm-vs-bun-benchmark/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Real install times, real disk usage, and a real build, measured on the React + Vite project behind this website. Plus the pnpm error that will catch you out after an upgrade. Publishing a React Native App to the App Store and Play Store: What It Was Actually Like https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/publishing-damsyn-to-app-store-and-play-store/ https://francisyawodoom.com/blog/publishing-damsyn-to-app-store-and-play-store/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Building the Damsyn app was one job. Getting it approved on both stores was another. The Apple rejections, the signing headaches, and the checklist I now use before every submission.