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Build & Experiment
Overview
Small implementations. Clear experiments. Lessons you can reproduce.
Theory explains what should happen. Building shows you what actually does.
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01Build the baseline before the pipeline.
A dependency-free lexical retrieval experiment that makes tokenization, ranking, and limitations easy to inspect.
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- How to use the build guidesBuild the baseline before the pipeline.
- Baselines firstBuild the baseline before the pipeline.
- How experiments are describedBuild the baseline before the pipeline.
Machine Learning
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- classification projectGuide planned
- regression projectGuide planned
- evaluation projectGuide planned
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Deep Learning
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- neural network from fundamentalsGuide planned
- image classifierGuide planned
- transformer exerciseGuide planned
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NLP
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- text classifierGuide planned
- embeddingsGuide planned
- semantic searchGuide planned
Generative AI
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- prompt experimentGuide planned
- RAGGuide planned
- hybrid retrievalGuide planned
- evaluationGuide planned
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Agents
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- tool-calling agentGuide planned
- stateful agentGuide planned
- MCPGuide planned
- multi-agent workflowGuide planned
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Architecture
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- production RAGInside a production RAG pipeline.
- AI APIGuide planned
- evaluation serviceGuide planned
Evaluation
Concepts in this section
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- retrieval evaluationBuild the baseline before the pipeline.
- LLM evaluationGuide planned
- agent evaluationGuide planned
Deployment
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- DockerGuide planned
- APIGuide planned
- cloudGuide planned
- observabilityGuide planned
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