Gitflow is a Poor Branching Model Hack
Let me repeat: gitflow is just a poor branching flow hack indicating low level of your team’s engineering practices.
Source: Gitflow is a Poor Branching Model Hack, an article by Vadim Samokhin.
How does Machine Learning work?
Machine learning (ML) lets computers learn from data on their own without requiring software developers to write out all the logic by hand. Given enough data, the machine can learn useful patterns in the data, which turns out to be quite powerful.
The earliest ML algorithms go back to the 1960’s but machine learning started being commonly used in the early 2000’s. In 2012, “deep learning” involving large neural networks became practical and their usage and capabilities has grown exponentially since then.
Source: How does Machine Learning work?.
Large Language Models and Search
The recent breakthroughs in Large Language Model (LLM) technology are positioned to transition many areas of software. Search and Database technologies particularly have an interesting entanglement with LLMs. There are cases where Search improves the capabilities of LLMs as well as where inversely, LLMs improve the capabilities of Search. In this blog post, we will break down 5 key components of the intersection between LLMs and Search.
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- Query Understanding
- Index Construction
- LLMs in Re-Ranking
- Search Result Compression
We will also conclude with some thoughts on how Generative Feedback Loops fit into this picture.
Source: Large Language Models and Search, an article by Connor Shorten and Erika Cardenas.
Ride Along (2014)
Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.
In the evening Adam, Esme, and I watched Ride Along. I liked the movie and give it a 7 out of 10.