In previous articles, we built a basic RAG application. We also learned to introduce more advanced techniques to improve a RAG application. Today, we will explore how to tie those advanced techniques together. Those techniques might do different — sometimes opposite — things. Still, sometimes we need to use all of them, to cover all possibilities. So...

As applications grow in complexity and user base, the demands on their underlying databases increase significantly. Efficient database scaling becomes crucial to maintain performance, ensure reliability, and manage large volumes of data. Scaling a database effectively involves a combination of strategies that optimize both hardware and software resources...

For a few years now, I’ve tried to identify frameworks, products, and services that allow technologists to maintain their focus on extending the value of their intellectual property. This continues to be a wonderful journey for me, filled with unique learning opportunities. The engineer in me recently wondered if there was a situation where I could...

Being a tester or a skilled web developer, you need to test your applications for bugs and performance in all the available browsers and operating systems. But with so many dependencies in hand, having not just different browsers, but different versions, too, it surely becomes a hefty task.  Most importantly, all these processes must be automated...

In recent years, AI has made big leaps forward, mainly because of large language models (LLMs). LLMs are really good at understanding and generating text that’s human-like, and they led to the creation of several new tools like advanced chatbots and AI writers. While LLMs are great at generating text that’s fluent and human-like, they sometimes struggle...

When working on .NET applications, one main concern is safeguarding your code from unauthorized access, intellectual property theft, and reverse engineering. This can be achieved by implementing data and code protection techniques to protect the application. There are two main techniques used to secure .NET code: obfuscation and encryption.  But do...