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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 208 posts
LLM Quantization Practical Guide: GPTQ, AWQ, GGUF Format Comparison and Precision-Performance Trade-offs
A practical guide to LLM quantization covering GPTQ, AWQ, and GGUF format comparison with precision-performance trade-off analysis.
2026-03-14 · 21 min read #llm#quantization#gptq#awq#ggufDocument Parsing Technology Guide: PDF Parsing, OCR, Layout Analysis, and LLM-Based Extraction Pipeline
A comprehensive guide covering PDF parsing libraries (PyMuPDF, pdfplumber), OCR engines (Tesseract, EasyOCR, PaddleOCR), layout analysis models (LayoutLM, DiT, Donut), table extraction, LLM-based multimodal document unde
2026-03-13 · 26 min read #llm#document-parsing#pdf#ocr#layout-analysisComplete Guide to Embedding Models: Vector Search, RAG, and Sentence Transformers in Practice
A comprehensive guide covering embedding fundamentals, key model comparisons (OpenAI, Cohere, BGE, E5, GTE, Jina), Sentence Transformers usage, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, FAISS) and indexing st
2026-03-13 · 22 min read #llm#embedding#vector-search#rag#sentence-transformersLLM Fine-tuning Practical Guide: Efficient Model Adaptation with LoRA, QLoRA, and PEFT
A comprehensive guide to LLM fine-tuning theory and practice. Covers LoRA low-rank decomposition principles, QLoRA 4-bit quantization techniques, PEFT library usage, dataset preparation strategies, and hyperparameter tun
2026-03-13 · 10 min read #llm#fine-tuning#lora#qlora#peftFrom RLHF to DPO: A Deep Dive into LLM Alignment Techniques
A comprehensive survey of key LLM alignment papers. We analyze the InstructGPT RLHF pipeline, Anthropic Constitutional AI, the mathematical foundations of DPO, PPO training stability, and recent methods like KTO, IPO, an
2026-03-13 · 12 min read #ai-papers#rlhf#dpo#alignment#ppoLLM Inference Serving Framework Comparison: TensorRT-LLM vs vLLM vs SGLang Production Deployment Strategy
A comparison of LLM inference serving frameworks — TensorRT-LLM, vLLM, and SGLang — with production deployment strategies.
2026-03-12 · 21 min read #llm#inference#tensorrt-llm#vllm#sglangAdvanced LLM Prompt Engineering: Chain-of-Thought, Tree-of-Thought, ReAct, and Few-Shot Pattern Practical Guide
A comprehensive practical guide covering Zero-shot/Few-shot prompting foundations, Chain-of-Thought (CoT), Self-Consistency, Tree-of-Thought (ToT), ReAct pattern theory and implementation, structured output prompting, pr
2026-03-12 · 21 min read #llm#prompt-engineering#chain-of-thought#tree-of-thought#reactRAG Pipeline Production Guide: From Vector DB Selection to Chunking, Reranking, and Evaluation
A comprehensive guide to building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for production. Covers embedding model comparison, vector DB selection (Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma), chunking strategies, h
2026-03-11 · 17 min read #llm#rag#vector-database#retrieval#embeddingPractical Guide to LLM Fine-Tuning: Efficient Domain Adaptation with LoRA, QLoRA, and PEFT
An in-depth analysis of LoRA low-rank decomposition, QLoRA 4-bit quantized fine-tuning, and the Hugging Face PEFT library. Covers dataset preparation, hyperparameter tuning, evaluation metrics, comparison with full fine-
2026-03-11 · 13 min read #llm#fine-tuning#lora#qlora#peftAdvanced LLM Prompt Engineering: Chain-of-Thought, ReAct, and Tree of Thoughts in Practice
A comprehensive guide to advanced LLM prompt engineering techniques. Covers the principles and implementation of Chain-of-Thought, Few-shot, ReAct, Self-Consistency, and Tree of Thoughts patterns with Python code example
2026-03-10 · 15 min read #llm#prompt-engineering#chain-of-thought#react-prompting#tree-of-thoughtsLLM Quantization Comparison Guide — GPTQ, AWQ, GGUF, bitsandbytes Practical Application
A comparative guide to LLM quantization techniques including GPTQ, AWQ, GGUF, and bitsandbytes with practical application tips.
2026-03-09 · 24 min read #llm#quantization#gptq#awq#ggufComparing LLM Agent Frameworks: AutoGen vs CrewAI vs LangGraph — A Practical Selection Guide
A comprehensive comparison guide for three LLM agent frameworks (AutoGen, CrewAI, LangGraph). Covers architecture and design philosophy, multi-agent orchestration patterns, tool integration, memory management, production
2026-03-09 · 23 min read #llm#agent-framework#autogen#crewai#langgraphLLM Safety and Red Teaming Practical Guide: From Adversarial Defense to Guardrail Implementation
A practical guide to LLM safety covering red teaming methodology, adversarial attack defense, and guardrail implementation.
2026-03-08 · 42 min read #llm#red-teaming#safety#guardrails#prompt-injectionLLM Routing and Cascade Strategy: Cost Optimization with Multi-Model Orchestration
Covers how to optimize cost with LLM routing and cascade strategies. Builds everything from query-complexity routing, model cascades, semantic routers and the FrugalGPT approach through to a production multi-model orches
2026-03-08 · 26 min read #llm#routing#cascade#model-orchestration#cost-optimizationRAG Quality Evaluation and Failure Pattern Analysis: Diagnosing and Improving Retrieval-Augmented Generation
A systematic guide to evaluating RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system quality and analyzing common failure patterns. Covers evaluation metrics for Retriever, Reranker, and Generator components, framework compariso
2026-03-07 · 15 min read #rag#llm#evaluation#ragas#deepevalLLM Structured Output and Constrained Decoding Practical Guide: From JSON Schema to Production Application
A practical guide that covers everything from Constrained Decoding, the core principle of LLM structured output, to JSON Schema-based output control, comparison of Outlines·XGrammar·llguidance engines, function calling i
2026-03-07 · 23 min read #llm#structured-output#constrained-decoding#json-schema#function-callingComplete Guide to vLLM Production Serving Optimization: From PagedAttention to Kubernetes Deployment
A comprehensive production-focused guide covering vLLM core architecture including PagedAttention, optimization techniques such as Continuous Batching, Tensor Parallelism, Speculative Decoding, and Prefix Caching, detail
2026-03-07 · 18 min read #llm#vllm#paged-attention#continuous-batching#tensor-parallelismComplete Guide to LLM Long-Context Performance and KV Cache Optimization: From MQA to Ring Attention
A comprehensive practical guide covering KV Cache fundamentals for LLM long-context processing, memory consumption analysis, optimization techniques including MQA, GQA, PagedAttention, sliding window attention, and Ring
2026-03-07 · 17 min read #llm#kv-cache#long-context#multi-query-attention#grouped-query-attentionLLM Evaluation Production Guide: From MMLU Benchmarks to Custom Evaluation Pipelines
A comprehensive guide to LLM evaluation covering major benchmarks like MMLU and HumanEval, building custom evaluation pipelines, statistical significance testing, automated CI/CD evaluation workflows, and production moni
2026-03-07 · 17 min read #llm#evaluation#benchmarks#mmlu#humanevalForward Deployed Engineer Career Guide: The fastest growing problem-solving engineer job in the AI era
The actual role of a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), differences from general software engineers/solution architects, required competencies, career growth path, and 90-day preparation roadmap are summarized based on the
2026-03-07 · 7 min read #ai-platform#forward-deployed-engineer#career#llm#enterprise-ai