OpenAI has released GPT-4

Fully intent on being the next Skynet, OpenAI has released GPT-4, its most robust AI to date that the company claims is even more accurate while generating language and even better at solving problems. GPT-4 is so good at its job, in fact, that it report… https://t.co/Q2btYgtWSA — GrindZero Tribe (@Snapzu_Blogs) March 16, 2023

March 16, 2023 · 1 min · James M

AI Explainers

A curated collection of clear, technical explanations of foundational AI concepts. These resources help build intuition about how modern AI systems actually work. Fundamentals Yes you should understand backprop - Andrej Karpathy’s definitive explanation of backpropagation, the fundamental algorithm behind neural network training Deep Learning in a Nutshell: Core Concepts - NVIDIA’s accessible overview of deep learning architectures and their applications Transformers & Language Models What is ChatGPT doing & why does it work? - Stephen Wolfram’s phenomenal breakdown of transformer architecture and the surprising effectiveness of next-token prediction Word2Vec Explained - Foundation for understanding how words become numerical representations that models can process Generative Models How Stable Diffusion Works - Detailed technical walkthrough of diffusion models for image generation, with clear diagrams and intuitive explanations Courses & Practical Learning Practical Deep Learning - Fast.ai’s top-down course that teaches you to build working deep learning systems before diving into theory

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · James M

GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer developed by GitHub in partnership with OpenAI. It provides code completions, suggestions, and AI-powered development assistance across multiple IDEs. GitHub Copilot uses advanced language models (GPT-4 based) to suggest code, functions, and solutions in real-time, right from your editor. Key Features Code autocompletion and function generation Copilot Chat for conversational coding assistance Context-aware suggestions based on your codebase Support for dozens of programming languages Supported IDEs ...

January 14, 2023 · 1 min · James M

AWS re:Invent Slides (2022)

This is the set of re:Invent 2022 slide decks I found most useful when they were published, grouped by topic. Each entry links to the official AWS-hosted PDF and carries a short, plain-language note about what the session is useful for in practice - so you can decide which decks are worth reading before committing the time. For the full session video recordings, see the AWS Events channel on YouTube. DevOps Amazon’s approach to high-availability deployment The practices Amazon’s own delivery teams use to reach near-zero deployment failure rates. Most of the value is in the guardrail patterns - pre-production gates, automated rollback triggers, and how to design a release process that protects itself from human error. ...

December 3, 2022 · 4 min · James M

Powerful Visuals About Psychology & Life

15 Powerful Visuals About Psychology & Life 1. pic.twitter.com/3qCPGoSLvv — Mind Essentials (@Mind_Essentials) October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022 · 1 min · James M

CI/CD Tools

CI/CD is the plumbing that turns a commit into running software. The tools below cover the full spectrum - from fully managed SaaS that you never have to operate, to self-hosted automation servers you tune yourself, to GitOps controllers that treat your Kubernetes cluster as the deployment target. How to choose A few questions that tend to cut through the vendor noise: Is your code in GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket? Staying in-ecosystem reduces integration effort dramatically Do you deploy to Kubernetes? GitOps tools like Argo CD and Flux are often a better fit than traditional pipelines Do you want to operate the control plane yourself? Jenkins gives you maximum flexibility and maximum operational burden How many parallel runners will you need at peak, and who pays for them? Hosted CI/CD platforms Low operational overhead, tight integration with their source-control parents, and usage-based pricing. ...

August 21, 2022 · 3 min · James M

Monitoring and Observability

“Monitoring” and “observability” are not the same thing, even though the words are often used interchangeably. Monitoring tells you when a pre-defined thing has gone wrong. Observability is whether you can answer new questions about system behaviour - including questions you had not thought to ask when you built the dashboards. This page groups tools by what they do rather than by vendor, because most real production stacks combine several of them. ...

January 21, 2022 · 3 min · James M

Cardano vs Polkadot | Charles Hoskinson and Lex Fridman

Overview In this episode of Lex Fridman’s podcast, Charles Hoskinson discusses the similarities and differences between Cardano (which he founded) and Polkadot, exploring their distinct approaches to blockchain scalability, governance, and ecosystem development. About Charles Hoskinson Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano, a co-founder of Ethereum, a mathematician, and entrepreneur passionate about building sustainable blockchain infrastructure. Discussion

June 17, 2021 · 1 min · James M

Development Courses

A short list of development courses I either learned from myself or have recommended to others starting out. Most of the best teachers charge for their work - I have pointed out the free options where they are genuinely good. Python and Django Code With Mosh - The Ultimate Django Series - structured end-to-end path, best if you already know Python basics Corey Schafer’s Python tutorials - free YouTube series covering Python, Django, and Flask in genuine depth Real Python - article- and video-driven learning with a strong practical slant Django Girls Tutorial - free, beginner-friendly, the cleanest on-ramp to Django I have seen JavaScript and React The Odin Project - free full-stack curriculum that takes you from HTML through to JavaScript frameworks Code With Mosh - The Ultimate React Native Series - covers cross-platform mobile development with React Native Kent C. Dodds - Epic React - paid but widely regarded as the deepest React course available React official tutorial - free, well-maintained, and the right place to start for the current React model C and C++ Code With Mosh - Ultimate C++ Series - modern C++ taught from first principles learncpp.com - a free, comprehensive, and regularly updated C++ reference-and-tutorial hybrid The C Programming Language (K&R) - still the canonical text for learning C, forty years on Fundamentals and Computer Science CS50 (Harvard) - free introductory computer-science course, famously well-produced Missing Semester of Your CS Education (MIT) - shell, Git, debugging, and the tools a CS degree usually skips Teach Yourself Computer Science - a curated syllabus for self-taught engineers who want to fill gaps Related Pages DevOps Courses DevOps Books

May 28, 2021 · 2 min · James M

DevOps Conferences

Conferences are an inefficient way to learn a specific skill and an excellent way to discover what the rest of the industry is struggling with this year. The ones below are the events I either attend or watch closely, grouped by focus area. Large vendor conferences These are the flagship events run by the major cloud and software vendors. Content is partly marketing, but the architectural talks and customer case studies are genuinely useful. ...

May 28, 2021 · 2 min · James M