Explains the concept and purpose of input masking in LLM fine-tuning, using a practical example with Axolotl for a code PR classification task.
Announces a major update to the Big Book of R website, including a migration to Quarto, a new Psychology chapter, and the addition of new R programming books.
A developer's recap of MCing the developer track at Figma Config 2024, highlighting talks on design, development, and live-coding.
Introduces MixEval, a cost-effective LLM benchmark with high correlation to Chatbot Arena, for evaluating open-source language models.
A developer reflects on SQL's relevance after a colleague's unfamiliarity with it, questioning if it's becoming a niche skill in modern tech stacks.
A guide to automating Azure API Management NSG rule configuration using PowerShell for faster, more reliable VNET deployments.
Reflections on delivering the closing keynote at the AI Engineer World's Fair 2024, sharing lessons from a year of building with LLMs.
A technical guide on how to set up and configure the Tailwind CSS framework within a Blazor web application project.
Explains the statistical nuance of sandwich variance estimators, focusing on the difference between an estimator and its realized value in a sample.
A guide to defining stateless repositories using Jakarta Data and Hibernate ORM, covering interface creation and implementation principles.
Introducing the new ReadOnlySet<T> type in .NET 9, explaining its purpose and advantages over existing interfaces and workarounds.
A video course covering the fundamentals of lakehouse engineering using Apache Iceberg, Nessie, and Dremio for data management.
Explores the rationale behind updating Data-Oriented Programming principles to version 1.1 for Java, discussing improvements and shortcomings.
A simple, five-step formula for building trust through reliability, clear communication, and consistent action in work and life.
Overview of Microsoft's Azure and AI technologies presented during the 2024 Student Ambassador Tour.
Explores the benefits of IRC for open communities, comparing channels to meeting rooms in a virtual co-working space.
Explains how to replace ASP.NET Core's default jQuery validation with HTML5 validation using the FinBuckle.Html5Validation NuGet package.
A guide to fine-tuning and deploying custom embedding models for RAG applications on Amazon SageMaker using Sentence Transformers v3.
Explains the key difference between AI models and algorithms, using linear regression and OLS as examples.
A guide to creating minimal, secure Docker images for Go applications using multi-stage builds and static linking.
