Published in AccessibleAI·Mar 16Member-onlyManaging your OpenAI on Azure CostsUnderstand and predict your OpenAI on Azure Expenses — Let’s talk about pricing for OpenAI on Azure. In this article we’ll explore the token-based pricing OpenAI offers, the price differentials of the various models, what embeddings are and how their prices differ, and some general tips for making the most of your OpenAI spend. At the time of this…Azure10 min readAzure10 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Mar 13Member-onlyManaging your Azure Cognitive Search CostsHelpful tips for managing your Azure Cognitive Search expenses — Let’s continue my recent trend in exploring pricing tips for the various parts of AI and Machine Learning on Azure with a dive into Azure Cognitive Search. Sometimes confused with the AI offerings of Azure Cognitive Services, the entirely different Azure Cognitive Search is a rich service that allows you…Azure6 min readAzure6 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Mar 12Member-onlyManaging your Azure Bot Services CostsHelpful tips for managing your Azure Bot Services expenses — This article is part three of a five-part series created for Azure Spring Clean 2023 exploring tips for controlling costs of AI / ML services on Microsoft Azure. Let’s explore the costs you incur for deploying an Azure Bot Service and see what steps you can take to reduce, monitor…Azure Bot Services6 min readAzure Bot Services6 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Mar 12Member-onlyManaging your Azure Cognitive Services CostsTips for managing your Azure Cognitive Services expenses — In this article we’ll explore the pricing structure of Azure Cognitive Services and some helpful and creative things you can do to monitor, control, and reduce your Artificial Intelligence expenses on Azure. While this article is a stand-alone exploration of cost management in Azure Cognitive Services, it’s also part two…Azure11 min readAzure11 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Mar 11Member-onlyManaging your Azure Machine Learning CostsTips for managing your Azure Machine Learning expenses — Machine learning and AI are awesome, and getting more awesome all the time, but it’s natural to be cautious about cost when using these features. …Azure9 min readAzure9 min read
Published in The New Dev’s Guide·Mar 9Member-onlyHow to use .gitignore FilesUnderstanding, creating, and extending .gitignore files to manage your projects — As a programming instructor, the number one mistake I see my students and graduates make when starting their side projects is that they forget to add a .gitignore file. In this article we'll discuss what a .gitignore file is, how you set up a .gitignore file, and why that's important. What is a .gitignore File? …Git4 min readGit4 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Feb 26Member-onlyBuilding a File Analysis Dataset with PythonUsing Python and Jupyter Notebooks to build a hierarchical CSV File — Last year I devised some ways of analyzing the history and structure of code in a visual way, but I didn’t document much of that to share with the community. …Python6 min readPython6 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Feb 26Member-onlyExtracting git repository data with PyDrillerGenerating CSV Datasets from git Repositories for Data Analysis — In early 2022 I debuted a talk called “Visualizing Code” that used data visualization to explore patterns in open source projects. This article is the first in a new series that walks you through how to discover and analyze patterns found in your own repositories. Specifically, this article will cover…Python6 min readPython6 min read
Published in The New Dev’s Guide·Feb 25Member-onlySafer Nullability in Modern C#Exploring nullability improvements in C# and the !, ?, ??, and ??= Operators — Null is famously quoted as being the "billion-dollar mistake" due to the quantity of NullReferenceExceptions that we see in code (particularly when just starting out). The prevalence of null forces a significant amount of developer attention doing things like: Validating that parameters are not null Writing conditional logic to prevent…Dotnet7 min readDotnet7 min read
Published in AccessibleAI·Feb 25Member-onlyTouring the Different Types of AIEncouraging organic discoveries through intelligent AI agents — Artificial Intelligence is a fascinating and very broad field. In this article we’ll talk about the various types of AI and what you can do with each one. Specifically we’ll cover content generation AI, application AI, academic forms of AI, and video game AI. My hope is that this article…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
