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This is where we bridge the gap between .NET and the world of AI (LLMs, SLMs, and beyond). Expect practical C# guides, raw experiments, and a bit of everything else.
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Local LLM. Chapter 1
Hello there! 🖖 Recap Tool: llama.cpp OS: Windows 1. [Hugging Face Models](https://huggingface.co/models) 2. App: llama.cpp 3. Model: SmolVLM-500M-Instruct-GGUF 4. Win + R -> winget install llama.cpp 5. CMD -> llama-cli -hf ggml-org/SmolVLM-500M-Instruct-GGUF:Q8_0 /// Cleanup 1. winget list llama.cpp 2. winget uninstall --id ggml.llamacpp Step-by-Step Implementation Quick Way to Run llama.cpp on Windows Navigate to Hugging Face Models App: llama.cpp Model: SmolVLM-500M-Instruct-GGUF Click “Use this model” -> “llama.cpp” A modal window will appear with instructions on how to install llama.cpp and a command to run the selected model. Use WinGet to install and run: # Press Win + R and type powershell (or use Terminal/CMD) # 1. Install llama.cpp via Windows Package Manager winget install llama.cpp # 2. Download and run the model directly from Hugging Face in the console llama-cli -hf ggml-org/SmolVLM-500M-Instruct-GGUF:Q8_0 ...
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Hello there! 🖖 My name is Aleksandr, and I am a software engineer. Why this blog? Well, LLMs changed everything. To be honest, they’ve blown me away. For me, coding isn’t just a job — it’s a hobby. Over the years, I’ve felt that “wow” effect only a few times: When my dad took my brother and me to his lab, showed us a room full of “Corvette” computers, and launched a game from an 8″ floppy disk 😅; When I first saw Windows 95; When I created a snowman in QuickBasic following my dad’s instructions; When I wrote my first Delphi app and everything looked so “beautiful” with almost no effort; When I discovered version control systems (and the nightmare of manually archiving folders by date became a thing of the past); And last but not least, when I tried LLMs for the first time. The world of LLMs and the infrastructure around them is changing so fast that I struggle to keep up… In this blog, I want to share my thoughts and findings. I’m just a regular coder, not some ‘Holy-Logic-Batman’ genius, so everything here is filtered through my perception and is by no means the ultimate truth. ...