LM from First Principles is a notebook-driven guide to building and deploying language models from the ground up. Starting from a 9,025-parameter bigram that predicts one character at a time, each chapter adds one layer of capability — feedforward context, sampling strategies, self-atte...
In this livestream, Peter and Len are going to discuss the latest Leanpub features, including:
A proposal wins approval, yet nothing changes in practice. A recurring problem survives new leaders, policies, and priorities. What keeps producing the same outcome, and where can you act when you cannot command the whole system? The Architecture of Power is written for professionals wh...
We recently released a completely redesigned process for creating a book.
This is not a traditional programming textbook. Instead of just teaching you syntax, this book helps you understand how computers work, why code is written the way it is, and what you can do with it. It covers C, Python, and RISC-V assembly, along with cybersecurity, system thinking, an...
A Lean Publishing tip of the day from Leanpub: New Author Features Livestream with Peter & Len
The first thing many people hit with an AI coding assistant is a plateau. A correction you make on Monday is gone by Thursday. The time saved on typing goes back into reading the output. Better phrasing helps for a session, then stops helping. This book is about the layer above the prom...
A decision that seemed settled has to be reopened, so a product leader explains the intent again. Engineers search old tickets, tests, and code to determine what a rule was supposed to mean. Architects reconcile locally sensible implementations that do not behave the same, and the peopl...
Designed around small, simple exercises, this 10-Day Challenge provides interested developers with approachable actions to own their growth. Each exercise is designed to allow you to grow in small steps taking 15-30 minutes a day, ideal for working it into a busy work schedule. Not all ...
Imagine you could manage all your book files in a magic folder, selecting which to include or exclude in your book.
Why do unwanted outcomes keep returning even after people, policies, or priorities change? The Architecture of Power gives readers a practical way to see the arrangements that make such outcomes durable and to identify where they may be changed. The book is written for professionals who...
Some weeks, I write three chapters. Some I write none. So, my solution has been to have a "hopper" of additional chapters and drip them out once a week.
