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The curious developer's ODYSSEY, Exploring the Universe of TECH, CODE & AI.

How LLMs Work: An End-to-End Guide from Pre-training to Prediction

A deep dive into the complete lifecycle of a Large Language Model, from pre-training and fine-tuning to the inner workings of the decoder-only transformer architecture during inference.

Posted by Jamie Zhang on Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Stanford CS146S: The Modern Software Developer — A Complete Course Summary

A deep dive into Stanford's CS146S, exploring the shift to AI-native engineering, coding agents, defensive prompting, and the future of software operations.

Posted by Jamie Zhang on Monday, February 23, 2026

Learning Notes: Fine-Tuning Transformer Models

A beginner-friendly guide to fine-tuning transformer models, including practical steps, tips, and common pitfalls.

Posted by Jamie Zhang on Tuesday, September 2, 2025