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Foundations & Architecture
Claude API vs. Claude.ai · Tokens · First API call · Error handling
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API fundamentals, production prompts, and running Claude reliably under cost and latency constraints.
Claude API vs. Claude.ai · Tokens · First API call · Error handling
Production prompts · Chain-of-thought · Few-shot · Testing · A/B versioning
Cost modelling · Batch processing · Streaming · Model routing · Monitoring · 1M req/day
Autonomous tools, RAG systems, and when fine-tuning beats prompting.
Agent architecture · Tool calling · Agentic loops · Multi-tool reasoning · Safety guardrails
Embeddings · Vector databases · RAG pipelines · Multi-hop reasoning · Scale
When to fine-tune · Dataset prep · Training · Evaluation · ROI
Vision, voice, streaming UX, and shipping web apps to production.
Image analysis · Document extraction · Visual pipelines · Scale
Voice I/O · Real-time streaming · Conversational state · SSE patterns
Express/Flask integration · Auth · Rate limiting · Production deployment · CI/CD
Content automation, regulated domains, and cutting-edge Claude features.
Automated generation · Claude-as-judge · Approval workflows · CMS integration
Healthcare compliance · Legal document analysis · Financial advisory · Audit trails
Prompt caching · Extended thinking · Enterprise architecture · Model evolution