Author: jbilyeu
Effortless LLM Observability: Integrating Langfuse with GenAI Starter
Introduction Building production-grade LLM applications means more than just getting answers – it’s about understanding, debugging, and optimizing your chains, agents, and RAG workflows. That’s where Langfuse comes in: a modern observability platform for LLMs, tracing every step and making your AI systems transparent and tunable. In this post, I’ll show you how the GenAI Starter project makes…
Learn Generative AI in Your Browser – No Powerful Machine Required!
Want to explore Generative AI, but don’t have a high-end computer? With GenAI Starter, you can experiment with LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI – all in your browser, using GitHub Codespaces. No installs, no hardware requirements – just cloud-powered learning!
Teaching Your AI Assistant: How Custom Copilot Instructions Transform LLM Development
Introduction When building complex AI applications with multiple patterns like RAG, agents, and LLM chains, having context-aware development assistance becomes crucial. This post walks through setting up GitHub Copilot instructions and custom chat modes for a GenAI demo application that showcases LangChain, Ollama, and Streamlit integration patterns. The goal is to create an AI assistant…
Simple RAG vs Agentic Approach
Overview: I use Ollama to run open source LLM models with various data sources to ask questions and include cited sources. If you would like to try this out on your machine (or try out any of the other examples) you can clone the following github repository: https://github.com/jbsoftware-io/gen-ai-starter Model Used: gemma3:4b Tools: Wikipedia Question: Can…
Diamond-In-The-Rough: The Emerging Trends in Agile Software Testing Strategies
In the ever-changing world of software development, one constant has remained: the need for effective testing strategies. For decades, testers have employed various methodologies to ensure the quality and reliability of their applications. From Waterfall’s rigid approach to Scrum’s adaptive philosophy, the testing landscape has undergone significant transformations. At the heart of this evolution lies…
Benefits of Open Source Development for Small Business
Overview: I use Ollama to run open source LLM models with various data sources to ask questions and include cited sources. If you would like to try this out on your machine (or try out any of the other examples) you can clone the following github repository: https://github.com/jbsoftware-io/gen-ai-starter Model Used: Mistral:7b Data Source: Web (Brave…
Are Open Source LLMs Energy Efficient?
Overview: I use Ollama to run open source LLM models with various data sources to ask questions and include cited sources. If you would like to try this out on your machine (or try out any of the other examples) you can clone the following github repository: https://github.com/jbsoftware-io/gen-ai-starter Model Used: Mistral:7b Data Source: Web (Brave…
Cloud Architecture for Small Business
Overview: I use Ollama to run open source LLM models with various data sources to ask questions and include cited sources. If you would like to try this out on your machine (or try out any of the other examples) you can clone the following github repository: https://github.com/jbsoftware-io/gen-ai-starter Model Used: Mistral:7b Data Source: Web (Brave…
Open Source Generative AI Latest Trends
Overview: I use Ollama to run open source LLM models with various data sources to ask questions and include cited sources. If you would like to try this out on your machine (or try out any of the other examples) you can clone the following github repository: https://github.com/jbsoftware-io/gen-ai-starter Model Used: Llama 3.2 Data Source: Web…
First Post
I am very happy to be posting this! And I can’t wait to make more posts here, with new content about all things software development. Soon I will start posting about full-stack software tips and tricks, software testing concepts and opinions, and some generative AI tutorials showing the basics of implementing your own open source…