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dev.to > ilinmaks > a-rag-chatbot-on-your-company-knowledge-base-what-it-is-and-when-it-pays-off-h34

A RAG chatbot on your company knowledge base: what it is and when it pays off

37+ min ago   (806+ words) The request I hear most often this year sounds the same every time: "We want a bot that answers from our documents and does not make things up." The technical name is RAG, retrieval-augmented generation. Below, without jargon: what it…...

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dev.to > marinenimd > context-aware-spring-ai-chat-microservice-ake

Context aware Spring AI chat microservice

28+ min ago   (360+ words) By default, Large Language Models (LLMs) are completely stateless. Every API call you make to Google Gemini is treated like a first-time introduction. If a user says "My name is Alex" in request one, and "What is my name?" in…...

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dev.to > rijultp > the-3-scaling-laws-of-ai-from-training-more-to-thinking-more-13hk

The 3 Scaling Laws of AI: From Training More to Thinking More

41+ min ago   (277+ words) Hello, I'm Rijul, and I'm building LiveReview — a blast-radius aware AI code review built for your... Tagged with ai....

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dev.to > terminalchai > rtk-a-high-performance-rust-cli-proxy-that-slashes-ai-agent-token-costs-3bj5

RTK: A High-Performance Rust CLI Proxy That Slashes AI Agent Token Costs

44+ min ago   (16+ words) Eliminating Terminal Bloat: Meet RTK (Rust Token Killer) As developers increasingly... Tagged with ai, opensource, programming....

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dev.to > tekspry > why-your-net-mcp-tool-classes-crash-at-runtime-and-the-two-line-fix-lcb

Why Your.NET MCP Tool Classes Crash at Runtime (And the Two-Line Fix)

55+ min ago   (335+ words) If you're building MCP servers in.NET with instance-based tool classes — the kind that take ILogger, HttpClient, or a repository through constructor injection — there's a good chance you've already hit this at runtime: No warning at startup. No compile-time error....

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dev.to > dzakh > standard-json-schema-vs-json-schema-54fc

Standard JSON Schema vs JSON Schema

44+ min ago   (660+ words) Describing JSON with JSON - what can be better? This is what JSON Schema is: Hey, everybody knows this! Tell us about Standard JSON Schema instead!!! Even if you don't know JSON Schema or have never written it yourself, it's a…...

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dev.to > babycat > chat-file-consent-needs-a-request-snapshot-not-a-sticky-include-checkbox-4n4h

Chat File Consent Needs a Request Snapshot, Not a Sticky Include Checkbox

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1027+ words) I tabbed onto Retry after a sluggish timeout, and VoiceOver still described the composer as empty. The Network panel told a much less comforting story about that same impatient retry click I made. The retry had posted my unsaved buffer,…...

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dev.to > bestbee > price-ai-coding-lanes-with-rollback-hours-not-token-stickers-44la

Price AI Coding Lanes With Rollback Hours, Not Token Stickers

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (966+ words) A platform lead told a room the AI coding bill was zero. Then someone opened the revert log. Fourteen reverts in eleven working days. That is not a free path. That is an unpriced one. I keep seeing the same…...

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dev.to > magickong > learn-eval-ownership-by-building-a-tiny-lab-witness-3ic7

Learn Eval Ownership by Building a Tiny Lab Witness

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (854+ words) Last Tuesday in Halifax my laptop sounded like it wanted to leave the room. I had a 40-line name-normalization lab, a messy CSV, and a due time that was closer than my pride wanted to admit. The function was supposed…...

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dev.to > haaaaaley > show-reversibility-proof-before-pasting-agent-undo-copy-156o

Show Reversibility Proof Before Pasting Agent Undo Copy

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1157+ words) The agent already sent the client email. I am staring at a recovery screen. A free model drafted the undo label. It sounds calm and finished. It wrote, You can undo this send. Can I actually reverse it? The send…...