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Some people familiar with my work might be asking themselves what I'm doing with Demo Machine. TLDR: It's available by request at no cost for your company's demo lab projects. While today, that may require a little bit of paid help from me, my goal is to make bootstrapping your efforts mostly self-serve. I've been in this business for 9 years. Demo Machine is game changing because there is/was a lot wrong with the game. I may not have made a business out of it, but I still want to see the game fixed. And I might have arrived at the best model for doing that. More at the link... https://lnkd.in/gXWMNMaH

The next global #VectorEvent not to be missed! Learn more about Coded Tests (Part of VectorCAST 24, now also certified by TÜV) and more in this Virtual Symposium. See you there!

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💡 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑜 𝐴𝐼 𝑅𝐴𝐺 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘? You start with big ideas, turn them into a proof of concept, and… they stall. Sound familiar? At 𝐌𝐋 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 (https://lnkd.in/d47iPb7z), we’ve been there too. Over the past year, I’ve attempted to build multiple RAG systems, each with bold ambitions. Some projects died in the prototype phase—others failed under the weight of scaling issues. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧? 𝑃𝑜𝐶𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛—they’re about focus. Trying to do too much too soon often leads to: 🔧 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥: Constant updates breaking integrations. 🛠️ 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Premature complexity adding more problems than solutions. 🏗️ 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬: PoCs that work for one user but crumble in production. In our latest 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞, I share hard lessons learned from these attempts, such as: ✅ Why tools like LangChain are great for quick wins but fall short for production. ✅ How building everything from scratch can derail a PoC with complexity overload. ✅ Why simplicity and focus are key to navigating PoC challenges—and setting yourself up for success in production. 📖 If you’re navigating the messy world of PoCs and production, this article is for you: https://lnkd.in/dF4A96J8

Day 29 of trying to build my MVP in 38 days: – fixed a loading state bug in the dashboard. – set up a way to gracefully handle errors. 🫡 CC: buildspace

Devlog 3 (I guess) This time I have added 2 new Elements to the mix: Earth and Air, which can be swapped to just as easily as the other 2. I adjusted some of the variables of the elements (such as speed), so that they all feel a bit different and it is easier to tell their differences apart, especially on video. I have also implemented the beginnings of an Ability system which, much like other systems, I am have created so that more abilities can be easily created and tweaked, as well as easily interchangeable onto and off of the player. Here's another small video demonstration. I hope you like it :)

Sizzle reel - 50% A.I. - 90 mins from concept to deployment. (Also, it was a lot of fun to make...) Tools: GPTo1, ElevenLabs, RunwayML Gen3 Alpha, Artlist, Descript

🎯 Day 68/100: Separating Challenges, One Ball at a Time! ⚪⚫ Today’s problem took me on a journey through logic and arrangement strategies—separating black and white balls while maintaining an optimal sequence. It’s a classic sorting and segregation problem with a twist! 🧠 🔍 Today's Challenge: 2938. Separate Black and White Balls The task? Ensure that no two black balls are adjacent, while keeping the separation process efficient. It required balancing between logical conditions and optimizing the arrangement. Key Insights: 1️⃣ Two-Pointer Approach: Using a two-pointer technique, I maintained the integrity of the array while performing minimal swaps, keeping it efficient. 2️⃣ Logical Sequencing: The challenge here was not just sorting but ensuring that the sequence adhered to the "no adjacent black balls" rule, adding an extra layer of complexity. 3️⃣ Optimization: The goal was to achieve the arrangement in the fewest moves possible, so I focused on minimizing unnecessary swaps and keeping the operation count low. 💡 Pro Tip: When tackling arrangement or sorting problems, think about constraints early on and design your solution around maintaining those rules efficiently. The two-pointer method is a great tool in such cases. This problem was a great mental workout, combining logic with practical sorting strategies. How do you approach arrangement problems? Share your thoughts, and let’s brainstorm in the comments! 💬 #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #CodingChallenge #ProblemSolving #SortingAlgorithms #Optimization #TwoPointers #SoftwareDevelopment #LearnAndGrow #TechJourney

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