Category: Application Design

API vs. SDK: Breaking Down the Differences (Plus Examples)

API vs. SDK: Breaking Down the Differences (Plus Examples)

This blog post will discuss what APIs and SDKs are, their differences, how developers use them, and situations in which you would choose one over the other. What is an API? The traditional definition of an API, or application programming...

A Guide to Vector Search

A Guide to Vector Search

What is Vector Search? Developers are flocking to vector search to make their applications more adaptive to their users. As the term search implies, vector search is for finding and comparing objects using a concept known as vectors. Put simply,...

February 26, 2024
An Overview of Retrieval-Augmented Generation

An Overview of Retrieval-Augmented Generation

What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation? There’s no doubt that large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing, but at times, they can be inconsistent, random, or even plain wrong in the responses they deliver to a prompt. While this can...

February 21, 2024
What are Vector Embeddings?

What are Vector Embeddings?

Vector embeddings are a critical component in machine learning that convert “high-dimensional” information, such as text or images, into a structured vector space. This process enables the ability to process and identify related data more effectively by representing it as...

February 20, 2024
Data Analysis Methods: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Data Analysis Methods: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Data analysis is a crucial step in extracting meaningful insights from collected data. Two common approaches to analyzing data are qualitative and quantitative analysis. Each method offers different techniques for interpreting and understanding your findings. This blog post will further...

February 13, 2024
A Guide to Generative AI Development

A Guide to Generative AI Development

This blog post will provide you with insights and best practices for developing generative AI solutions. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a clear understanding of what generative AI entails, how it works, use cases, benefits, required tech...

January 23, 2024
Large Language Models Explained

Large Language Models Explained

What is a Large Language Model (LLM)? A large language model (LLM) is an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained on large amounts of text data to create natural language outputs. These models have become increasingly popular because they can generate...

January 10, 2024
What is Data Analysis? (Types, Methods, and Tools)

What is Data Analysis? (Types, Methods, and Tools)

Data analysis is the process of cleaning, transforming, and interpreting data to uncover insights, patterns, and trends. It plays a crucial role in decision making, problem solving, and driving innovation across various domains.  In addition to further exploring the role...

December 17, 2023
Couchbase & Enabling Free Programming Bootcamps

Couchbase & Enabling Free Programming Bootcamps

Here at Couchbase, we know that one of the most important developer tools is access to ongoing high quality technical education. As Couchbase works great with web technologies and applications, we wanted to see where we could better support emerging...

Manage 429 RateLimit Errors with Spring WebClient

Manage 429 RateLimit Errors with Spring WebClient

I have recently taken over the maintenance of a Spring Boot project. This project has some RateLimit errors in the logs when the app was contacting a remote REST API. Turns out that this app was also using the synchronous,...

Couchbase Capella Columnar Adds Real-time Data Analytics Service

Couchbase Capella Columnar Adds Real-time Data Analytics Service

Capella’s new columnar service adds real-time data analysis to help organizations build modern, real-time adaptive applications. Today, at AWS re:Invent, Couchbase announced the Capella columnar service, a new, real-time data analytics service to our cloud data platform to enable real-time,...

The Benefits of Building a DevOps Environment

The Benefits of Building a DevOps Environment

In this article, we’ll provide a clear understanding of DevOps, break down terminology and concepts associated with it, review the benefits and challenges of adoption, and go over the steps to adopting a DevOps model.  What is DevOps? DevOps is...

November 24, 2023