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Ollama, Tiny Language Models & Golang

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Developing Generative AI Applications in Go with Ollama (and Tiny models)

Dec 7, 202412 min read

Introduction · Generative AI A generative AI application is a software that uses artificial intelligence to create new content from existing data and...

Developing Generative AI Applications in Go with Ollama (and Tiny models)

Generating JSON with an LLM: The Old Method and the New Method

Dec 8, 202410 min read

How to get structured answers · Even with a baby LLM, it's possible to generate JSON. In this article, we'll explore how to generate JSON with an LLM...

Generating JSON with an LLM: The Old Method and the New Method

RAG "from Scratch" with Go and Ollama

Dec 13, 202417 min read

First Contact · Today, we'll discuss RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation). This is a way to provide knowledge that an LLM (Large Language Model) doesn't...

RAG "from Scratch" with Go and Ollama

"Tool Calling" and Ollama

Dec 23, 20246 min read

Prerequisites You should have read the previous article, Developing Generative AI Applications in Go with Ollama, to understand the basics of using...

"Tool Calling" and Ollama

Are these small LLMs really useful?

Jan 1, 20253 min read

For this first article of 2025, I'll keep it short and answer a question I'm often asked: "Are these small LLMs really useful?" The short answer is...

Are these small LLMs really useful?

Understanding the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Jan 2, 20256 min read

How to use MCP with Claude Desktop, Ollama, and Docker · Definition Pre-requisite: read my blog post about "Tool Calling" and Ollama. The MCP is an...

Understanding the Model Context Protocol (MCP)