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		byteknight on Jan 29, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SmolGPT: A minimal PyTorch implementation for trai... Where do you get that? He is postulating the external abstraction you are using has more features than you use. He is saying implement only the parts you use.

lagrange77 on Jan 29, 2025 [–]

> Where do you get that?

From "when you get low enough but still riding on an external abstraction".

> He is saying implement only the parts you use.

Thanks.

sitkack on Jan 29, 2025 | [–]

Correct, I should proof read my posts.

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