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Machine Learning Fundamentals: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to AI Concepts

TLDR: Ever wonder how Netflix nails your movie recommendations or how your email knows what's spam? That's Machine Learning.

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LLD for Tic Tac Toe: Designing a Scalable Game

LLD for Tic Tac Toe: Designing a Scalable Game

TLDR: Designing Tic Tac Toe isn't just about a 3x3 grid. A good design handles \\(N \\times N\\) boards, multiple players, and different winning strat

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API Gateway vs Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy: What's the Difference?

API Gateway vs Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy: What's the Difference?

TLDR: These three terms are often used interchangeably because they overlap. A Reverse Proxy hides the server. A Load Balancer distributes traffic. An API Gateway manages APIs (Auth, Rate Limiting). Think of them as a hierarchy: An API Gateway is a L...

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LLM Hyperparameters Guide: Temperature, Top-P, and Top-K Explained

LLM Hyperparameters Guide: Temperature, Top-P, and Top-K Explained

TLDR: Hyperparameters are the knobs you turn before generating text. Temperature controls randomness (Creativity vs. Focus). Top-P controls the vocabulary pool (Diversity). Frequency Penalty stops the model from repeating itself. Knowing how to tune ...

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Mastering Prompt Templates: System, User, and Assistant Roles with LangChain

Mastering Prompt Templates: System, User, and Assistant Roles with LangChain

TLDR: A prompt isn't just a single string of text. Modern LLMs (like GPT-4) expect a structured list of messages. The System sets the behavior, the User provides the input, and the Assistant stores the history. Using tools like LangChain helps manage...

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Webhooks Explained: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

Webhooks Explained: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

TLDR: Polling is like asking "Are we there yet?" every 5 seconds. Webhooks are like the driver tapping you on the shoulder when you arrive. They allow systems to communicate in real-time by sending HTTP POST requests when an event occurs, saving reso...

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Tokenization Explained: How LLMs Understand Text

Tokenization Explained: How LLMs Understand Text

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