As a data format, yaml is extremely complicated and it has many footguns. In this post I explain some of those pitfalls by means of an example, and I suggest a few simpler and safer yaml alternatives.
Git is actually sooo hard. Not just to learn, but also to use consistently. And I say that as a person who used it for probably over ten years. Here’s my thoughts on the matter.
Monolith to Microservices: Refactoring Relational Databases | Programmatic Ponderings
Exploring common patterns for refactoring relational database models as part of a microservices architecture Introduction There is no shortage of books, articles, tutorials, and presentations on mi…
Understanding Large Language Models -- A Transformative Reading List
Since transformers have such a big impact on everyone's research agenda, I wanted to flesh out a short reading list for machine learning researchers and prac...
Prompt injection remains an unsolved problem. The best we can do at the moment, disappointingly, is to raise awareness of the issue. As I pointed out last week, “if you …