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LLM Recommendation Systems: Retrieval, Ranking, RAG, and Evaluation

Recommendation systems create a tempting illusion: the newer the model, the more advanced the system. Anyone who has operated one knows that the …

AI LLM
Blank cards passing through a wooden ranking staircase toward a reader
AI Agent

Gemini Notebook (Formerly NotebookLM): A Source-Grounded Research Workflow

On July 16, 2026, Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. The old name will remain in search results, screenshots, and habits for a while, but …

AI LLM
A research notebook connecting source pages, citations, and synthesized outputs
AI Agent

Test-Driven Development for AI and LLM Applications: A Practical 2026 Guide

Test-driven development is easy to explain when the function under test adds two numbers. Write a failing test, make it pass, then improve the …

AI LLM
A red, green, and blue testing loop surrounding an AI system
AI Agent

Microsoft MarkItDown 0.1.6: A Practical Document-to-Markdown Guide

A document converter is a bridge, not a source of truth. The important question is not whether the output looks clean at first glance, but whether …

AI Open Source
Documents flowing through a measured conversion pipeline into structured Markdown
AI Agent

LangGraph Architecture in 2026: StateGraph, Persistence, and Recovery

This project is an ongoing journey - learning AI open source projects with steady, daily progress. Through hands-on work with real projects and AI …

AI LLM
A checkpointed LangGraph StateGraph with recovery paths
AI Agent

LangChain 1.x in Production: Choosing Models, Agents, and LangGraph

LangChain used to be introduced as a box of chains, memory classes, prompt templates, loaders, and integrations. That description is historically …

AI Open Source
A restrained editorial illustration of connected paths representing models, agents, and graph workflows

Growth & Life

Growth, reflection, and lived experience

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Growth & Life

2024 Annual Review

Introduction and self-positioning Annual Preface and Background 📅 Hi! 2025 ~ TIP: This article has a high density of information and is highly …

Blog Annual Recap
2024 Annual Review
Growth & Life

Open Source Resume Builders & Career Tips

In the vast sea of job hunting, a well-prepared resume acts like a well-designed sailboat, helping you navigate through the fierce waves of …

Blog Career
Growth & Life

In 2023, I Was Wandering at the Edge of the World

about me #Last College Career #Travel Observations #Transnational Adventure #Life Change #Growth Story #Exploring the Unknown #Memoir #Cultural …

Travel Self-Discovery
In 2023, I Was Wandering at the Edge of the World
Growth & Life

Combining GitHub and Google Workspace for Effective Project Management

Project Management - Google Edition I wrote an article before Project management from theory to practice . It introduces Github’s project management …

AI Search Project Learning
Growth & Life

Brain-Friendly English Learning Strategies

After researching a large amount of information, we summarized the methods of memorizing words and learning spoken English. A problem student in the …

Learning Inner Work
Growth & Life

Flow State: Deep Focus and Happiness Guide

Flow State As I mentioned in my previous post on GTD and the Four Quadrant Rule Practice , I have been striving to enhance my focus and efficiency. …

Blog Productivity