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4 articles
01
RAG
Generating a Synthetic Dataset for RAG
Use a big model to train a small retriever, for about $55 instead of a month of labeling
July 2, 2026
6 min
July 2, 2026
6 min
02
Production RAG · Part 3
Embeddings Explained for Engineers
What embeddings really are, why cosine similarity works, and how to pick a model without trusting a leaderboard blindly
June 20, 2026
5 min
June 20, 2026
5 min
03
Production RAG · Part 2
Reranking in RAG: Cross-Encoders and When They Are Worth the Latency
A reranker can rescue a mediocre retriever or waste 200ms on an already-correct answer. Knowing which is the whole skill.
June 20, 2026
5 min
June 20, 2026
5 min
04
Production RAG · Part 1
Chunking Strategies for RAG: Fixed, Recursive, Semantic, and How to Choose
Why recursive splitting is the right default, and the few cases where you should reach for something fancier
June 20, 2026
6 min
June 20, 2026
6 min