The latest articles on DEV Community by Nuha Mansoor (@nuhamansoor2003). https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4203265%2F359f62f6-0e34-46dd-ad7a-b320a653a924.jpeg https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003 en Nuha Mansoor Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:58:56 +0000 https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003/i-built-a-study-guider-with-back-board-memory-3g9b https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003/i-built-a-study-guider-with-back-board-memory-3g9b <p>I built an assistant called <code>study-guider</code> on Backboard.io. I added a memory that says: "you are a study guider. Your answers must be precise, practical, maximum 5 lines and always give real code, example and resources." This memory forces short, practical answers.</p> <p>With Backboard, the memory persists across all chats. I tested it and it made 2 API calls costing only $0.0064. The dashboard shows Memory + gpt-4.1 model economics working together. Building with Backboard is cheap and fast because it handles context automatically.</p> <p>Built with Backboard.io - app.backboard.io</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Folmvkfmy4oik8tieubqo.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Folmvkfmy4oik8tieubqo.png" alt=" " width="800" height="428"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff0bwzrdjz6h4fx04basn.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff0bwzrdjz6h4fx04basn.png" alt=" " width="800" height="433"></a></p> Nuha Mansoor Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:55:42 +0000 https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003/my-first-hacktoberfest-exploring-open-source-ai-as-a-student-from-seusl-oluvil-25fb https://dev.to/nuhamansoor2003/my-first-hacktoberfest-exploring-open-source-ai-as-a-student-from-seusl-oluvil-25fb <p>I am a second year ICT student at SEUSL Oluvil, currently participating in Hacktoberfest 2026.</p> <p>For Week 3 Open-Source AI Challenge, I explored how open-source AI models can help students like me learn faster. I tried Ollama to run small models locally and learned how AI can work without expensive APIs.</p> <p>As someone from Oluvil, attending events mostly online, Hacktoberfest motivated me to start contributing to open source. My goal is to build small tools for our university community.</p> <p>This is just my beginning in open source. Excited to learn more!</p> <h1> hacktoberfest #week3 </h1> devchallenge hf26challenge hacktoberfest productivity