InCode Like A GirlbyLuchiana Dumitrescu·Oct 28COUNT(*) vs COUNT(column): What Are You Actually Counting?The case of the empty cinema seats and how the Spider-Man movie helped me explain the differenceA response icon2A response icon2
Josh Goolnik·Oct 12AI Analogies 9: HallucinationYou ever ask ChatGPT/Claude a question and it gives you an answer that sounds believable, but that you know isn’t true? They call that a…
Josh Goolnik·Sep 26AI Analogies 8: Training PART TWO- How do LLMs know what they know, and how has it changed?Last time out we looked at the way LLMs (Large Language Models — your ChatGPT or Claude or Microsoft Copilot) used to be trained — this…
Josh Goolnik·Sep 11AI Analogies 7: Training PART ONE — How do LLMs know what they know, and how has it changed?You can also read this post over at Substack:https://joshgoolnik.substack.com/p/ai-analogies-7-training-part-one
Josh Goolnik·Aug 24AI Analogies: Open Knowledge Framework (OKF)Note: I’m thinking about moving over to Substack — you can read this story and all the others over there too now
InCode Like A GirlbyLuchiana Dumitrescu·Aug 13Table-Valued Functions in SQL: Turning Requests Into Data TablesI’m pretty sure all of us know how going out for dinner works. And no, I’m not talking about all the preparations before leaving the house…
InCode Like A GirlbyLuchiana Dumitrescu·Jul 9SQL Cross Apply — When SQL Thinks Like a Recommendation EngineAh, online shopping is a blessing for us and a nightmare for our bank accounts (which is also ours, but the temptation is stronger🙃)A response icon1A response icon1
InCode Like A GirlbyLuchiana Dumitrescu·Jun 1Can parenting chaos explain SQL Anti-Joins? I say: Of courseBeing a parent is both a pure blessing and, sometimes, a complete nightmare — especially when you take your little one to the store.A response icon1A response icon1
Josh Goolnik·May 21AI AnalogiesAI is a super hot topic, and has been for a few years, but I feel like there’s this “explanation gap” on how it works, leaving you/me/us as…
Luchiana Dumitrescu·May 9Game Night Matching and SQL SELF JOIN? Can it be that simple?A beginner-friendly guide to understanding SELF JOIN by matching people, not just data