David GilbertsonThe three types of timeHandling dates and times in code can be tricky. Understanding that there are three types of time — and knowing which one you’re dealing…Feb 310Feb 310
David Gilbertson87 Lesser-known Python FeaturesThis post is for people who use Python daily, but have never actually sat down and read through all the documentation.Jun 29, 202313Jun 29, 202313
David GilbertsoninBetter ProgrammingTeam GPT: Simulating Multi-agent Collaboration With Role-playing PromptsJun 11, 2023Jun 11, 2023
David GilbertsoninBetter ProgrammingThe mean misleads, part 2: more data for the doubtersSome backgroundJun 4, 2023Jun 4, 2023
David GilbertsoninBetter ProgrammingA Keyframe-style Learning Rate Scheduler for PyTorchWhen it comes to defining learning rate schedules in PyTorch, you have plenty of options. 15 different scheduler classes, to be exact.May 31, 2023May 31, 2023
David GilbertsoninBetter ProgrammingThe mean misleads: why the minimum is the true measure of a function’s run timeImagine: you’ve got a function and you’d like to know how long it takes to run, on average. So you run the function a few times, measuring…May 27, 20237May 27, 20237
David GilbertsoninBetter Programming2D Tokenization for Large Language ModelsThis article is about how we process text before passing it to large language models, the problems with this approach, and an alternative…May 5, 20238May 5, 20238
David GilbertsoninBetter ProgrammingCan you learn machine learning in a year?This post is for anyone considering a career move into the field of machine learning.Jan 29, 20236Jan 29, 20236
David GilbertsonSmart review: introductionThere are 7.674 billion people on this planet. Of those, how many are working on innovations that will make the world a better place?Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
David GilbertsonThe scientific evidence proving ‘anti-vaxxers’ rightThe world is currently in the process of rolling out a vaccine that is killing people. Every day, millions of people are getting a jab in…Jul 5, 20219Jul 5, 20219