David Foster on Nostr: I underestimated how difficult it would be to setup a local LLM (AI model) for coding ...
I underestimated how difficult it would be to setup a local LLM (AI model) for coding assistance. Must consider: Model size, obscure hardware specs (like memory bandwidth), quantization choices, hardware optimization support, per-tool (non-)support for different model formats. What a mess. #aicoding
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