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AI for developers: the bridge

Learn AI for developers hands on: how a model works, HTTP and JSON, keeping keys secret, reading API docs, streaming and cost.

6 lessons360 min lessonSoftware engineering

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Container lab

    How a language model works

    I can explain how a language model produces text, without the maths.

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  2. 2 · Container lab

    HTTP requests and JSON

    I can read and write an HTTP request and a JSON body.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Keep API keys out of code

    I can keep a key out of my code and my Git history.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    How to read API documentation

    I can turn an API's documentation into a working call.

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  5. 5 · Container lab

    Async, await and streaming

    I can say why a slow call is awaited and how a streamed answer arrives.

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  6. 6 · Container lab

    Tokens and the cost of a call

    I can estimate what a call costs before I make it.

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