Building Production-Ready LLM Applications
Lessons learned from deploying GPT-4 powered features at scale. Context management and rate limiting are everything.
Quick thoughts, learnings, and insights from building developer tools and AI experiences.
Lessons learned from deploying GPT-4 powered features at scale. Context management and rate limiting are everything.
Why skeleton states and incremental rendering matter more than perfect loading spinners.
Moving beyond basic vector search to semantic code analysis with graph-based retrieval.
Building peer-to-peer connections for live code sharing without central servers.
How RSC streaming helps manage expensive AI operations without blocking the UI.
Users need to understand what the AI is thinking. Transparency beats black-box accuracy.
Event-driven systems for high-frequency trading with proper risk management and circuit breakers.
Mixed precision training, gradient accumulation, and model parallelism for large transformers.
Most dependency graphs are pretty but useless. The key is actionable insights, not pretty pictures.
Managing complex state across multiple smart contracts while maintaining consistency.
Building streaming data pipelines that can handle feature computation at inference time.
Why attention mechanisms work better than LSTM for financial time series prediction.
Handling millions of concurrent connections with Redis pub/sub and horizontal scaling.
Training domain-specific models on proprietary codebases while avoiding overfitting.
Beyond useMemo: virtualization, code splitting, and bundle optimization strategies.
Privacy-preserving financial transactions using zk-SNARKs on Ethereum.
Building fault-tolerant streaming architectures for financial data processing.
GARCH models, volatility clustering, and regime detection in cryptocurrency markets.
Using transformer models to detect code smells, security issues, and performance problems.
AI won't replace developers, but it will change how we think about tooling and workflow automation.
Building complex multi-signature wallets and time-locked transactions on Bitcoin.
Event sourcing, CQRS, and saga patterns for distributed system consistency.
Automated feature selection, polynomial features, and interaction terms for better model performance.
Using ensemble methods and anomaly detection for financial transaction monitoring.
Conditional types, template literals, and advanced generics for type-safe APIs.
Implementing long-term memory systems for chatbots using vector databases and attention mechanisms.
Creating interactive financial dashboards with real-time data streaming and custom animations.
Implementing Avellaneda-Stoikov models for optimal bid-ask spread management.
FFT analysis, wavelet transforms, and digital filters for market signal detection.
Distributed training with PyTorch Lightning and MLflow for experiment tracking.
Beyond Redux: Zustand, Jotai, and the future of client state management.
Building reliable price feeds for DeFi protocols with multiple data sources and consensus mechanisms.
ARIMA, seasonal decomposition, and changepoint detection for financial forecasting.
WebSocket streaming, server-sent events, and efficient data aggregation for live metrics.
Attention mechanisms, transformer variants, and custom layer implementations in PyTorch.
Modern portfolio theory applied to digital assets with rebalancing strategies.
Query optimization, indexing strategies, and connection pooling for high-throughput applications.
Service mesh, circuit breakers, and observability patterns for resilient architectures.
A/B testing ML models, canary deployments, and monitoring model drift in production.
Structured streaming, delta tables, and optimizing Spark jobs for financial data pipelines.
Micro-frontends, module federation, and scalable component libraries.
Proof of Stake, delegated consensus, and Byzantine fault tolerance in modern blockchains.
Ensemble methods, gradient boosting, and hyperparameter optimization techniques.
GraphQL optimization, caching strategies, and rate limiting for scalable backend services.
ETL optimization, data quality monitoring, and building fault-tolerant data workflows.
Model versioning, feature stores, and building robust ML inference pipelines.
Arbitrage detection, mean reversion, and momentum trading in digital asset markets.
Code splitting, lazy loading, and bundle analysis for large-scale applications.
LSTM networks, seasonal ARIMA, and multivariate forecasting for financial data.
Event-driven design, message queues, and horizontal scaling strategies.
Recursive feature elimination, mutual information, and dimensionality reduction techniques.
Order book dynamics, market impact models, and liquidity analysis in crypto markets.
Digital filter design, spectral analysis, and noise reduction in financial signals.
Low-latency prediction serving, model caching, and efficient batch processing.
Columnar databases, data warehousing, and OLAP cube optimization.
Common vulnerabilities, formal verification, and security audit methodologies.
Multiple testing corrections, power analysis, and non-parametric tests for A/B testing.
MapReduce patterns, data partitioning, and fault tolerance in distributed computing.
Complex state machines, optimistic updates, and synchronization with backend state.
SHAP values, LIME, and building explainable AI systems for financial applications.
On-chain analysis, network metrics, and blockchain data mining techniques.
Ultra-low latency architectures, co-location strategies, and market data processing.
Seasonal trend decomposition, X-13ARIMA-SEATS, and structural time series models.
Custom loss functions, learning rate scheduling, and gradient clipping strategies.
Apache Airflow, data lineage tracking, and monitoring pipeline health.
Compound components, render props, and advanced hooks patterns for reusable UI.
Pairs trading, cointegration testing, and mean reversion strategies across exchanges.
Matrix decompositions, eigenvalue problems, and numerical stability in ML algorithms.
Applying DSP techniques to financial time series: filtering, spectral analysis, and pattern recognition.
Bayesian inference, MCMC methods, and hierarchical models for complex data analysis.
Model serialization, ONNX export, and deployment strategies for deep learning models.
State space models, Kalman filtering, and dynamic factor models for economic forecasting.
Profiling React apps, identifying bottlenecks, and optimization strategies for complex UIs.
Vector calculus, optimization theory, and gradient-based learning algorithms.
PAC learning, VC dimension, and generalization bounds for machine learning models.
Contour integration, residue theory, and applications to digital filter design.
Measure theory, stochastic processes, and martingale theory for financial modeling.
Spectral theory, singular value decomposition, and applications to data analysis.
State space representation, stability analysis, and optimal control applications.
Maximum likelihood estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing theory.
Advanced MATLAB techniques for numerical computation and engineering problem solving.
Fourier transforms, frequency domain analysis, and applications to signal processing.
Measure theory, integration theory, and convergence theorems for function spaces.
Finite difference methods, stability analysis, and solving PDEs numerically.
Multiple regression, model selection, and diagnostic methods for statistical models.
Gradient, divergence, curl, and applications to physics and engineering problems.
LTI systems, convolution, and frequency response analysis for signal processing.
Continuous and discrete distributions, moment generating functions, and limit theorems.
QR decomposition, eigenvalue algorithms, and iterative methods for large systems.
Phase portraits, bifurcation theory, and stability analysis of nonlinear systems.
ANOVA, chi-square tests, and non-parametric methods for statistical hypothesis testing.
Analytic functions, complex integration, and applications to real integrals.
Time and frequency domain analysis, sampling theory, and digital signal processing basics.
Special functions, Green's functions, and boundary value problems in engineering.
Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and introduction to statistical software.
Vector spaces, linear transformations, and eigenvalue problems in finite dimensions.
Partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector field analysis.
First and second order ODEs, series solutions, and Laplace transforms.
Basic probability theory, statistical distributions, and introduction to inference.
Integration by parts, trigonometric substitution, and improper integrals.
Vector operations, dot and cross products, and parametric equations.
Limits, continuity, and rigorous foundations of calculus.
Mathematical tools for engineering applications: complex numbers and matrix operations.
Techniques of integration, infinite series, and convergence tests.
Systems of linear equations, matrix operations, and determinants.
Fundamental concepts of calculus: limits, derivatives, and applications.
Functions, trigonometric identities, and preparation for calculus.
Set theory, logic, and proof techniques for advanced mathematics.
Using computational tools for mathematical problem solving and visualization.
Polynomial functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and their applications.
Strategies for approaching complex mathematical problems and developing mathematical intuition.
Transition from high school to university-level mathematics: rigor and abstraction.
Learning to write mathematical proofs and communicate mathematical ideas clearly.
Effective methods for learning complex mathematical concepts and problem-solving techniques.
Developing the analytical thinking and perseverance needed for advanced mathematical study.
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