yoavg

Learning LLMs in 2025

So you know how the transformer works, and you know basic ML/DL, and you want to learn more about LLMs. One way to go is looking into the various "algorithmic" stuff (optimization algorithms, RL, DPO, etc). Lot's of materials on that. But the interesting stuff is (in my opinion at least) not there.

This is an attempt to collect a list of academic (or academic-like) materials that explore LLMs from other directions, and focus on the non-ML-algorithmic aspects.

Courses

• David Chiang's Theory of Neural Networks course.
• This is not primarily LLMs, but does have substantial section on Transformers. Formal/Theory. More of a book than a course.

mahdikhashan

import time
import functools


def time_step(func):
    """
    A Metaflow-specific decorator to measure and log the execution time of a @step.

    This decorator is intended to be used on Metaflow step functions only.
    It stores the step's execution duration (in seconds) in the `step_timings`

Aslemammad

// Consistent version of `useMutableSource`, Inspired by https://github.com/pmndrs/valtio/blob/master/src/useMutableSource.ts
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';

const TARGET = Symbol('target');
const GET_VERSION = Symbol('getVersion');

export type Source<TargetType extends any, VersionType extends any> = {
	[TARGET]: TargetType;
	[GET_VERSION]: (target: TargetType) => VersionType;
};

yannbf

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cschroeter

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo "Starting bootstrapping"

# Check for Homebrew, install if we don't have it
if test ! $(which brew); then
    echo "Installing homebrew..."
    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
fi