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How GPT Reads Your Words (And Why It Can’t Count Letters)

Part of the MiniGPT series: Learn by Building

Nov 25, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

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Beating LeetCode with Systematic Thinking: A Step-by-Step Framework for Coding Interviews

Feb 27, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

System Design Interviews Are a Game: Here’s How to Win

Jan 26, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

How TikTok Keeps 1.2 Billion Hooked: The Engineering Behind Its Addictive Feed

Jan 30, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

Introducing MiniGPT: Learn How LLMs Work by Building One

Oct 29, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

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Introducing MiniGPT: Learn How LLMs Work by Building One

A hands-on series: Build a GPT from scratch and finally understand how LLMs actually work

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The overlooked skill that makes AI useful in real workflows

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Why the right move depends on your risk horizon, not the hype.

Jul 3, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

5 Design Principles Every Engineer Should Master (With Interview Cheat Codes)

Master five core design principles to write cleaner code and ace coding & system design interviews with confidence.

Apr 30, 2025 • Naresh Sharma

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