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LLM Fundamentals
A complete guide to Large Language Models covering everything from transformer architecture to production deployment. Learn how LLMs work, master prompt engineering from basic to advanced techniques, integrate tools with function calling and MCP, and deploy reliable AI applications to production.
6 lessons3 hoursBeginner
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What You'll Learn
How language models work from n-grams to transformers
Prompt engineering from fundamentals to advanced techniques
Chain-of-thought, self-consistency, and prompt chaining
Function calling and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Production deployment, monitoring, and cost optimization
Prerequisites
- •Basic programming knowledge
- •Curiosity about AI (no ML background required)
About the Author
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Pranay Bathini
Senior Software Engineer @ Booking.com
Building streaming systems at scale by day, writing about them by night. Forever learner, occasional blogger, and firm believer that the best way to understand something is to teach it.