<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Victor Sesma</title><description>Backend systems, architecture, and AI-augmented engineering. Notes, case studies, and real-world trade-offs.</description><link>https://victorsesma.com/</link><item><title>Designing a grounded RAG chatbot for a content-heavy WordPress site</title><link>https://victorsesma.com/blog/grounded-rag-chatbot-wordpress-real-mvp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://victorsesma.com/blog/grounded-rag-chatbot-wordpress-real-mvp/</guid><description>Lessons learned while building a production-oriented, grounded RAG chatbot for a real content-heavy WordPress site.</description><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:33:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why I’m writing about backend systems and applied AI</title><link>https://victorsesma.com/blog/why-i-write-about-backend-and-applied-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://victorsesma.com/blog/why-i-write-about-backend-and-applied-ai/</guid><description>Notes on why this site exists, what I plan to write about, and how I think about backend systems and applied AI.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>