Open Models Coding Essentials – Running LLMs Locally and in the Cloud Course
Andrew Brown introduces a new freeCodeCamp course on open models coding essentials, focusing on running models like Gemma, GLM, Kimmy, and Quen locally and in the cloud, while exploring various coding harnesses.
MAIN POINTS FROM TRANSCRIPT
- The course covers open models like Gemma, GLM, Kimmy, and Quen.
- Models will be run both locally and in the cloud using coding harnesses.
- Optional certification and paid materials are available at exampro.co.
- The course includes practical smoke tests, such as building Flappy Bird apps.
TAKEAWAYS
- Gemma 4 has a small memory footprint and performs well in coding harnesses.
- Running models locally requires specific hardware, like 32GB VRAM.
- The course aims to explore the effectiveness of various coding harnesses.
- No comprehensive benchmarks exist for evaluating these models' performance.