Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js and Deno, tells us about his journey into software development and the creation of Node.js. He explains why he started Deno, a new JavaScript runtime. Ryan also introduces JSR, an alternative to NPM, and emphasizes the importance of security in the JavaScript ecosystem. Plus: Thoughts on the future of JavaScript, including the role of TypeScript and bridging the gap between server-side and browser JavaScript. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/19/why-the-creator-of-
Users have been sharing the spark that started them on their journey as computer programmers. From IRC to Minecraft, users found a passion that became a career. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/18/what-inspired-you-to-start-coding-programming-software-development/
The home team discusses the challenges (hardware and otherwise) of building AI models at scale, why major players like Meta are open-sourcing their AI projects, what Apple’s recent changes mean for developers in the EU, and Perplexity AI’s new approach to search. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/15/your-whole-repo-fits-in-the-context-window/
Ben talks with Ryan Polk, Chief Product Officer at Stack Overflow, about our strategic partnership with Google Cloud, the importance of collaboration between AI companies and the Stack Overflow community, and why Stack Overflow’s Q&A format is so suitable for training AI models. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/12/how-stack-overflow-is-partnering-with-google-to-encourage-socially-responsible-ai/
Machine learning scientist, author, and LLM developer Maxime Labonne talks with Ben and Ryan about his role as lead machine learning scientist, his contributions to the open-source community, the value of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and the process of fine-tuning and unfreezing layers in LLMs. The team talks through various challenges and considerations in implementing GenAI, from data quality to integration. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/08/a-leading-ml-educator-on-what-you-need-
In the latest Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise release, you'll see updates that make collaboration more intuitive and meaningful at several different touch points in the user journey, including a reimagined homepage. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/07/stack-overflow-for-teams-new-homepage/
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Ryan and Ben chat with Shivang Shah, Chief Architect, and Jon Fasoli, Chief Design & Product Officer, both of Intuit Mailchimp. Where we talked last time about building their generative AI operating system, this time we talk about implementing it and how all the pieces came together to make a better end user experience. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/06/building-genai-features-in-practice-with-intuit-mailchimp/
This is part two of our conversation with Roie Schwaber-Cohen, Staff Developer Advocate at Pinecone, about retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and why it’s crucial for the success of your AI initiatives. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/05/chunking-express-an-expert-breaks-down-how-to-build-your-rag-system/
Is your preferred programming language a matter of national security? https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/04/in-rust-we-trust-white-house-office-urges-memory-safety/
On this episode: Roie Schwaber-Cohen, Staff Developer Advocate at Pinecone, joins Ben and Ryan to break down what retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is and why the concept is central to the AI conversation. This is part one of our conversation, so tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/01/it-s-rag-time-for-llms-that-need-a-source-of-truth/
