James Gaines

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Building and breaking things in the cloud

Morgantown, USAJoined April 2026

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WS cloud architect and AI enthusiast based in Morgantown, WV. I write about building on AWS, exploring AI agents and automation, and the occasional deep dive into cloud security. Follow along as I share what I'm learning, building, and breaking in the cloud

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LangGraph, Strands, AgentCore — and the Patterns That Actually Matter in 2026

1d ago · 9 min read · 10 min read · April 2026 · Python · AWS · Bedrock We're at the Microservices Moment for AI The Landscape In the early days of cloud architecture, teams built monolithic applications and eventually lea

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Build the Slice, Not the System

1d ago · 8 min read · Most AI prototypes start the same way: everything in one file, the model call jammed next to the route handler, raw text dumped straight to the frontend. It works — until you need to change anything.

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GainesAI: Build Fast. Learn Faster. Scale What Works.

4d ago · 3 min read · There's a lot of talking in tech right now. A lot of slides. A lot of "frameworks." A lot of opinions about AI. Not enough building. GainesAI is about fixing that. The Mindset This site is built arou

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LangGraph, Strands, AgentCore — and the Patterns That Actually Matter in 2026

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