DAY 83 / 210
LLM Inference Pipeline Foundations
This first day in phase-3 establishes core mental models for production inference before optimization layers are added. It connects the learner's existing app scaffolding directly to inference concerns so later days have measurable baselines.
⏱ 45 min target📝 3 quiz Qs
Resources
- 20 min
Deliverable
journal entry: 300-word inference baseline notes committed to a new branch
Quiz · 3 questions
1. Which component primarily determines token generation latency in a basic inference pipeline?
2. Name one concrete difference between the Hugging Face pipeline abstraction and a raw model.generate call.
3. Describe how the current BriefForm.tsx flow might evolve once an inference endpoint is introduced.