Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Comparison: Kernel-Space vs User-Space Copying
Comparison: Kernel-Space vs User-Space Copying
Method | System Calls Used | User-Space Copying? | Zero-Copy? |
---|---|---|---|
Files.copy() | read() + write() | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
ByteBuffer (NIO) | read() + write() | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Memory-Mapped File (mmap) | mmap() + memcpy() + msync() | 🚫 No (but may cause page faults) | ✅ Yes (after mapping) |
transferTo() (sendfile) | sendfile() | 🚫 No | ✅ Yes |
transferFrom() | sendfile() | 🚫 No | ✅ Yes |
Buffered Streams (I/O) | read() + write() | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Apache FileUtils.copyFile() | read()/write() OR sendfile() | ✅ Yes (if using streams) / 🚫 No (if using sendfile ) | ✅ Possible |
InputStream.transferTo() | read() + write() | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Friday, 24 January 2025
AI Roadmap
AI Ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- AI is the umbrella term for systems that mimic human intelligence. It includes various fields such as machine learning, robotics, computer vision, and NLP.
Machine Learning (ML)
- ML is a subset of AI that focuses on building systems that learn from data rather than being explicitly programmed.
- NLP often relies on machine learning models to process and understand language.
Deep Learning (DL)
- A subset of ML that uses neural networks with many layers. It powers state-of-the-art NLP models like GPT and BERT.
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- NLP is a specialized area within AI focused on enabling machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language.
Comparison Based on Present and Future Market Growth
Concept | Relevance Today | Future Market Growth | Career Prospects |
---|---|---|---|
AI | High (broad field) | High (leadership roles) | Strategic roles in AI projects |
ML | Very High (foundational) | Very High | Core for AI/ML engineering |
DL | High (specialized cases) | Very High | Research and innovation roles |
NLP | Very High (popular field) | Extremely High | NLP-specific engineering roles |
Which AI Concepts Are Essential for You?
Here’s how you can prioritize learning AI concepts for your project:
Concept | Relevance to Project | Learning Priority | Reason |
---|---|---|---|
NLP | Very High | Highest | Central to generating paragraph explanations. |
ML Basics | High | High | Forms the foundation for understanding NLP models. |
Deep Learning (DL) | Moderate | Medium | Required for text-to-speech systems. |
Reinforcement Learning | Optional | Low | Useful for personalization but not critical. |
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