DOMAIN 2 · Beginner
Large Language Models
Understand how an LLM works inside, what it costs, and how it fails — so you build on it with confidence, not guesswork.
Audience: A developer past the fundamentals who wants to understand the model itself before building apps.
CONCEPTS IN ORDER1How an LLM Works InsideT1 · 8 min2The Context Window — the Model's Short-Term MemoryT1 · 7 min3Temperature & Sampling — Controlling RandomnessT1 · 7 min4System vs User Messages — Who's SpeakingT1 · 7 min5Choosing a Model — Bigger Isn't Always BetterT1 · 8 min6What LLMs Can't DoT1 · 7 min7Cost & Latency — How Your Bill Adds UpT1 · 7 min