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May 15, 2024

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.13

A new JIT compiler, the first no-GIL edition of Python, better errors and typing enhancement, and the removal of dead batteries are all part of Python 3.13. Read more ▶

Image: DuckDB: The tiny but powerful analytics database

DuckDB: The tiny but powerful analytics database

You don't need big, bulky tools to do columnar data analytics. DuckDB fits a powerful analytics database into a tool light enough to run on your laptop.

Grafana: Shining a light into Kubernetes clusters

Grafana creator Torkel Ödegaard traces the open-source project’s journey to help developers visualize what’s going on inside distributed cloud-native infrastructure.

Understanding the generative AI development process

Developing generative AI applications is very different from developing traditional machine learning applications. These are the steps.

Image: The limitations of model fine-tuning and RAG

The limitations of model fine-tuning and RAG

Fine-tuning and retrieval augmentation are time-consuming and expensive. A better way of specializing LLMs is on the horizon.

AI coding tools are your interns, not your replacement

AI can’t replace bad developers because it only works for good developers. Recognizing when code from an LLM will fail requires skill and experience.

Google unveils PaliGemma, announces Gemma 2

PaliGemma is an open vision-language model designed for tasks such as image captioning, visual question answering, and object detection.

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