Phil Nash articles - 112 total
Improve Your Python Search Relevancy with Astra DB Hybrid Search
Astra DB now supports hybrid search, which can increase the accuracy of your search by up to 45%. It...
Build a RAG Chat App with Firebase Genkit and Astra DB
Today we announced the release of a plugin for Firebase's Genkit framework for building generative AI...
How to Create Vector Embeddings in Python
When you’re building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) app, the first thing you need to do is...
How to Create Vector Embeddings in Node.js
When you’re building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) app, job number one is preparing your...
5 GenAI Things You Didn't Know About Astra DB
Astra DB is a high-performance NoSQL database powered by Apache Cassandra® with built-in vector...
How to Stream Responses from the Langflow API in Node.js
Building flows and AI agents in Langflow is one of the fastest ways to experiment with generative AI....
Build a RAG-Powered Voice Agent with Twilio Voice, OpenAI, Astra DB, and Node.js
Learn how to extend an AI assistant into an agent that can choose to use tools to augment its response. We'll give it additional, up-to-date knowledge via retrieval-augmented generation using Astra DB.
How to Use the Langflow API in Node.js
Langflow is a fantastic low-code tool for building generative AI flows and agents. Once you've built...
Clean up HTML Content for Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Readability.js
Scraping web pages is one way to fetch content for your retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)...
How to Build a GenAI Bluesky Bot with Langflow, TypeScript, and Node.js
Learn how to build a small TypeScript application that creates a Bluesky bot powered by Langflow.
Shallow clones versus structured clones
Have you ever had one of those times when you think you're doing everything right, yet still you get...
JavaScript is getting array grouping methods
Grouping items in an array is one of those things you've probably done a load of times. Each time you...
Node.js includes built-in support for .env files
With the recent release of version 20.6.0, Node.js now has built-in support for .env files. You can...
Building Bluesky bots with GitHub Actions
My submission to the GitHub + DEV Hackathon 2023!
Build bots on Bluesky with Node.js and GitHub Actions
Bluesky is the new social network in town and it's an exciting place to explore right now. I was...
Create a CLI Chatbot with the ChatGPT API and Node.js
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm and this week OpenAI released the ChatGPT API. I’ve spent some...
The yaml document from hell — JavaScript edition
I recently came across this blog post from Ruud van Asseldonk titled “The yaml document from hell”....
Better two factor authentication experiences with WebOTP
Two factor authentication (2FA) is a great way to improve the security of user accounts in an...
Alias your Mastodon username to your own domain with Jekyll
Mastodon is different to most online services. Because it is a federated network, when you set up an...
How to use the Bitly API in Ruby
Link shortening has been around for a long time and Bitly is arguably the king of the link...
Send your first interactive AMP Email with Twilio SendGrid
AMP for email is a way to build emails that allow users to interact dynamically with the content of...
How to stream file downloads in Node.js with Got
Got is a Node.js library for making HTTP requests. It has both promise and stream based APIs and in...
How to build a one-time passcode protected conference line with Twilio Verify and Ruby
We've seen how to build a conference line and then protect it with a static passcode. However,...
Build a passcode protected conference line with Twilio and Ruby
Learn how to build a phone conference line protected by a passcode using Ruby on Rails and Twilio
6 things you didn't know you could do with the Twilio Serverless Toolkit
The Twilio Serverless Toolkit is a suite of command line tooling to help you develop and deploy...
A Jekyll plugin for Web Monetization
Another of my submissions to the Grant For The Web x DEV Hackathon!
An exclusive content Web Component for the Web Monetization API
More about my submission to the Grant For The Web x DEV Hackathon
Web Components for the Web Monetization API
My submission to the Grant For The Web x DEV Hackathon!
How to add an overlay to your web video chat
Learn how to create effects to make your video chat stand out with just a bit of CSS.
Build a community SMS group chat with Twilio Functions and Google Sheets
In this post we'll see how to use Google Sheets, Twilio Functions, and Programmable SMS to administer a community SMS broadcast group.