Three weeks after launching our AI customer support system, we noticed something strange. Response quality was degrading—slowly, almost imperceptibly. Users weren’t complaining yet, but satisfaction scores were dropping. The problem? We had no way to measure prompt performance. We were optimizing blind. That’s when I built a comprehensive prompt performance monitoring system. Figure 1: Prompt […]
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Introduction: Token management is critical for LLM applications—tokens directly impact cost, latency, and whether your prompt fits within context limits. Understanding how to count tokens accurately, truncate context intelligently, and allocate token budgets across different parts of your prompt separates amateur implementations from production-ready systems. This guide covers practical token management: counting with tiktoken, smart […]
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Security is a shared responsibility in AWS. This guide covers AWS security services including IAM deep dive, KMS encryption, WAF, Shield, and security monitoring—with production-ready configurations. 📚 AWS FUNDAMENTALS SERIES This is Part 5 of a 6-part series covering AWS Cloud Platform. Part 1: Fundamentals Part 2: Compute Services Part 3: Storage & Databases Part […]
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After two decades of building conversational systems, I have watched the chatbot landscape transform from simple rule-based decision trees to sophisticated AI-powered agents capable of nuanced, context-aware dialogue. The explosion of generative AI frameworks has created both unprecedented opportunities and significant decision paralysis for engineering teams. This guide distills my production experience across dozens of […]
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After two decades of building language-aware systems, I have witnessed the most profound transformation in how machines understand and generate human language. The emergence of generative AI has fundamentally altered the NLP landscape, moving us from rigid rule-based systems to fluid, context-aware models that can engage in nuanced dialogue, create compelling content, and reason about […]
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Introduction: Context windows define how much information an LLM can process at once—from 4K tokens in older models to 128K+ in modern ones. Effective context management means fitting the most relevant information within these limits while leaving room for generation. This guide covers practical context window strategies: token counting and budget allocation, content prioritization, compression […]
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