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Gorilla LLM: Bridging APIs with User-Specified Tasks

Sudo Apps • 2 HN points • 15 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI APIs Machine Learning Software Development Artificial Intelligence
  1. Gorilla LLM is designed to connect large language models with various services and applications through APIs.
  2. LLaMA was chosen as the base model for Gorilla, which has since been fine-tuned with GPT-4, GPT-3.5, and other models.
  3. Gorilla LLM introduces novel concepts like retriever-aware training and AST sub-tree matching for more accurate inferences.
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Structure Response from LLMs

mayt writes • 1 HN point • 02 Aug 23
🕹 Technology APIs Natural Language Processing
  1. Large Language Models (LLMs) can process unstructured text data to find information, summarize, and answer basic questions.
  2. Developers face challenges in handling unstructured data generated by LLMs and desire structured outputs for easier processing.
  3. By using novel features like function calling in LLMs, structured data can be generated for specific tasks like sentiment analysis, making data handling more efficient.

Is front-end dead?

31 Seconds • 1 implied HN point • 28 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI APIs User Interface
  1. Front-end development may be replaced by AI models in the future.
  2. LLMs could potentially take over front-end interfaces and simplify interaction.
  3. Companies might need to adapt by presenting APIs to users' AI agents.

PlacesGPT

Expand Mapping with Mike Morrow • 0 implied HN points • 12 Dec 23
🕹 Technology APIs GPT Data
  1. PlacesGPT brings point of interest data into ChatGPT.
  2. Using Google's Places Text Search API helps with ambiguous address queries.
  3. The Google Places API usage for PlacesGPT will be limited due to cost until the GPT marketplace launches.

API First? No, thank you! Schema-first, please!

Reflective Software Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 26 Jun 23
🕹 Technology APIs Documentation Code generation Open Source
  1. Start with defining the API schema instead of API-first approach as it allows for early feedback, unblocks consumer development, and enables incremental progress.
  2. An API schema specifies all endpoints, interactions, and responses, and can be visualized in tools like Swagger, aiding in documentation and code generation.
  3. Working schema-first has benefits like enabling real-time collaboration, source-controlled contract, and code generation capabilities based on the formal specification.

My Backend Template for Node.js

Implementing • 0 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Node.js APIs Database Framework
  1. The project structure for a Node.js backend, inspired by the Model View Controller (MVC) approach, includes folders for controllers, models, and utilities to maintain context information for HTTP requests effectively.
  2. The use of a custom logger within the application without relying on external libraries provides flexibility and control over log formatting and content, allowing easy debugging and monitoring.
  3. Switching from MySQL to Postgres for personal projects offers advantages in terms of transaction handling, materialized view creation, cost-effectiveness in hosting, and better performance for certain tasks.

Google Marketing API, Tavus $18M, Microsoft Patches 60+ Issues

The API Changelog • 0 implied HN points • 19 Mar 24
🕹 Technology APIs Fintech AI Security Software
  1. Google introduced a new API enhancing administrative control over analytics properties, merging organization details for easier management.
  2. Tavus, a generative AI video firm, raised $18 million and unveiled its Developer Platform with Replica API for text-to-video and digital replica creation.
  3. Microsoft patched over 60 security issues including critical vulnerabilities in HyperV and Open Management Infrastructure to ensure user safety.

🎓 Making (reasonably) good decisions quickly; Using a third Entity instead of a Join Table

Become a Senior Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Decision-making Database Management APIs Programming
  1. Making decisions quickly is crucial for unblocking progress and enabling action, learning, and iteration.
  2. When dealing with complex decisions, prioritize understanding the problem, collaborating with your team, and utilizing prototyping for informed choices.
  3. Using a third entity instead of a join table in relational databases can better reflect domain logic and avoid compatibility issues with frameworks.

Any Cables Monthly #3

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 04 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Development Open Source Websockets APIs
  1. Expect exciting content from upcoming Ruby conferences like RubyKaigi and RailsSaaS. Keep an eye out for updates!
  2. Don't miss out on Hacktoberfest 2022 as a chance to contribute to open source projects. AnyCable projects have the '#hacktoberfest' tag.
  3. Reduce server-side costs by exploring ways to handle browser tabs, like using a Shared Worker or localStorage as a message bus. Stay updated for future technologies like the Web Locks API.

Progressive Web Apps

Code Solo • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Web Development Mobile APIs Browsers
  1. Progressive Web Apps are optimized websites that can run on mobile devices like native apps.
  2. PWAs can be installed without using the App Store, making it easier for developers to publish and update apps.
  3. Web APIs offer a wide range of functionalities for PWAs, but browser support, especially from Apple, can be limited.

The Reliability Revolution: Idempotent APIs and the Future of Distributed Computing

Engineering At Scale • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jul 23
🕹 Technology APIs Fault Tolerance
  1. Building reliable systems in an unreliable world is crucial for the success of products and services.
  2. Failures in distributed systems can lead to challenges like duplicate transactions, but idempotent APIs can help ensure consistency.
  3. Idempotent APIs are key in guaranteeing data integrity, simplifying error handling, and enhancing fault tolerance in distributed systems.

🔮 Weekly Dose of AI #2 - Reading minds / Breaking banks /ChatGPT API

Definite Optimism • 0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Research APIs Jobs Funding
  1. Researchers can reconstruct brain images from MRI scans, potentially leading to mind-reading technology.
  2. AI-generated voices can be used to impersonate individuals, posing security risks in areas like banking.
  3. OpenAI released ChatGPT and Whisper APIs, leading the way in generative AI but facing criticism for becoming closed-source and profit-driven.

Recapping the first OpenAI DevDay

Deus In Machina • 0 implied HN points • 09 Nov 23
🕹 Technology AI Developers APIs Models Pricing
  1. Inaugural OpenAI DevDay featured new product announcements and successful integrations with companies like Amgen and Lowe's
  2. Over 92% of Fortune 500 companies are utilizing OpenAI products for building, showcasing corporate interest in innovative technologies
  3. Introduction of GPT-4 Turbo model highlighted improvements in context length, control, knowledge, customizations, and competitive pricing