Blog posts
Updates on the economics of writing a technical book
While researching information on writing a technical book, I found a blog post by Justin Garrison, titled The economics of writing a technical book, written in 2018. I found this post to be a great read and would like in turn to share my own experience on the topic, update some of the information provided by Justin, and add some insights on the aspect of being a non-American writer. I have been asked multiple times about the process, the time it took, the financial compensation, and more. Read more →
June 4, 2024
Decoding the Long Context Craze: Is It Worth The Hype?
TL;DR: In the wild world of LLM providers, there’s this race going on about having the largest context possible. The big question: Is it a game-changer or just a money-making gimmick? Here’s my two cents – it’s pitched as a top-notch feature, but from where I stand, the reality might not match the hype.
Back to Basics What is “context”? The context is the information that is given to the model for it to generate text.
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December 4, 2023
Navigating Networking as an Introvert: 10 Effective Tips
You are an introvert? You feel awkward among people you don't know or crowds? I have tested a strategy for you!
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November 14, 2023
LLMs: Determinism & Randomness
While working with GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 models, I expected that the temperature parameter would allow the models to have a deterministic behavior. But very consistent is actually a better characterization. I ran some experiments to see how temperature and top_p parameters impact the models' output — in practice. My conclusion on this: when building LLM-powered apps, embrace the randomness!
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July 28, 2023
Using ChatGPT to build a Gitlab Merge Request reviewer with GPT
I tried a merge request reviewer using OpenAI model with a simple prompt. The final code is available here: https://github.com/malywut/gpt_mr_reviewer
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January 21, 2023
Hand drawn diagrams in PowerPoint
I discovered the “draw” menu in PowerPoint, as it magically appeared when I plugged in my pen tablet. By combining it with the “sketch” shape outline, I made nice diagrams with a hand drawn feel.
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December 12, 2022