Before wrapping your code in an abstraction layer, think carefully about the long-term impact.

Every wrapper means you'll need to maintain and handle all future changes underneath.

Often, a set of simple helper functions can do the job just as well, with much less maintenance work to worry about.

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As a developer, I use Claude 3.5 every day.

It helps me with different tasks - from building logic and infrastructure to creating simple UI structure from images (not the best at that, but it still saves me time).

There is no way I'm going back to coding without an AI assistant.

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Master HTML & CSS - they're the core every web developer needs.

Strong fundamentals make learning any framework or tool much easier.

An LLM can be fine-tuned for specific tasks.

Fine-tuning involves training the LLM on a smaller, task-specific dataset to adjust its parameters for the specific task.

This allows the LLM to leverage its pre-trained knowledge and improve its accuracy for the specific task.

The way we search is evolving thanks to LLMs..

Traditional search engines simply match keywords in your query to words on websites. It's basic pattern matching.

Semantic search is different - it actually understands the meaning and context of what you're looking for.

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Vertical LLM Agents are industry-specific AI assistants that excel in specialized tasks.

Unlike general AI, they're trained for particular sectors like law or healthcare, integrating deeply with existing workflows.

Think of them as AI specialists rather than generalists.

Take notes to retain knowledge.

Research shows you forget about 70% of information within days without active note-taking.

Whether reading books, watching videos, or listening to podcasts - capture key ideas and pieces of information.

I am using Notion.so to take notes.

The more different things you know, the more valuable you are as a #developer.

As a baseline, you need to know the ins and outs of the technology you are working with currently. But don’t stop there.

A trending technology today may become close to useless tomorrow.