Course
LLMs from First Principles
A three-session course connecting eval-driven development, backpropagation, next-token prediction, and production LLM systems.
Current work
Projects, courses, and experiments
The course sits inside a wider collection of research projects and experiments on Doug Does.
Class 1
Shipping nondeterministic software
The full three-hour deck, paired BugBoard release lab, downloadable teaching data, and homework handoff.
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Research deck
Computer science jobs for low-experience workers
An interactive evidence and scenario deck on degree supply, occupational demand, entry-level access, and early-career outcomes.
Prototype
Spell Valley character builder
A browser-based interactive character project currently hosted beside the research deck.
Download
Course review PowerPoint
The editable presentation with embedded links to the syllabus, homework, intake worksheet, and project index.