SSSameer Shuklainfreecodecamp.org·Jul 22 · 14 min readWhat Is HyDE? How to Improve RAG with Hypothetical DocumentsRetrieval-Augmented Generation, commonly known as RAG, has become one of the most widely used approaches for building applications with large language models. Instead of asking an LLM to answer entire00
SSSameer Shuklainfreecodecamp.org·Feb 5 · 70 min readHow to Optimize PySpark Jobs: Real-World Scenarios for Understanding Logical PlansIn the world of big data, performance isn't just about bigger clusters – it's about smarter code. Spark is deceptively simple to write but notoriously difficult to optimize, because what you write isn't what Spark executes. Between your transformatio...00
SSSameer Shuklainsameershukla.hashnode.dev·Dec 8, 2023 · 2 min readStreamlining String Operations: A Closer Look at Java's chars() MethodThe ‘IntStream chars()’ method is a part of the ‘java.lang.String’ class. It returns an ‘IntStream’ that represents a Stream of Integer values, each of which is a Unicode code point of the characters from the given String. A code point is a numeric i...00
SSSameer Shuklainsameershukla.hashnode.dev·Dec 6, 2023 · 3 min readCrafting code with Higher Order Functions in JavaHigher-order functions are a powerful tool in programming that can make your code more concise, reusable, and expressive. They are functions that can take other functions as arguments or return functions as results. Key advantages of Higher-Order fu...00
SSSameer Shuklainfreecodecamp.org·Oct 11, 2023 · 7 min readHow to Write Better Java Code using Pattern Matching and Sealed ClassesThis article explores how you can improve your Java code quality using Pattern Matching and Sealed Classes. Java Pattern Matching allows you to write more concise and readable code when working with complex data structures. It simplifies extracting d...00
