Neural Networks: Zero to Hero
You want to understand neural networks and language models from code.
AI resource library
A working list of resources that are worth opening because they teach a concrete AI skill, implementation pattern, or mental model.
12 resources.
A few video starts for people who learn well from walkthroughs.
You want to understand neural networks and language models from code.
You can code and want a practical route into training models.
You want a short, structured intro to prompting for software tasks.
| Resource | Kind | Owner | Level | Tags | Use when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neural Networks: Zero to Hero | Video course | Andrej Karpathy | Intermediate | model internals, neural networks, coding | You want to understand neural networks and language models from code. |
| Practical Deep Learning for Coders | Free course | fast.ai | Intermediate | deep learning, pytorch, training | You can code and want a practical route into training models. |
| ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers | Short course | DeepLearning.AI | Beginner | prompting, developers, api | You want a short, structured intro to prompting for software tasks. |
| OpenAI Cookbook | GitHub repo | OpenAI | Beginner to advanced | api, examples, rag, agents | You need implementation examples rather than theory. |
| Microsoft AI Agents for Beginners | GitHub repo | Microsoft | Beginner to intermediate | agents, workshops, beginner | You want a structured agent learning path with code. |
| Build a Large Language Model From Scratch | GitHub repo / book | Sebastian Raschka | Intermediate | llm internals, pytorch, training | You want to build an LLM step by step. |
| The Illustrated Transformer | Visual guide | Jay Alammar | Beginner to intermediate | transformers, visual, foundations | Transformer architecture still feels fuzzy. |
| Learn Prompting | Guide | Sander Schulhoff | Beginner to intermediate | prompting, safety, education | You need a broad prompt engineering reference. |
| Prompt Engineering Guide | Guide | DAIR.AI | Beginner to advanced | prompting, rag, reasoning, agents | You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns. |
| AI Engineering | Book | Chip Huyen | Intermediate to advanced | ai engineering, production, systems | You are moving from demos to production systems. |
| LLM Evals | Guide | Hamel Husain | Intermediate | evals, quality, llm apps | Your AI app needs quality checks before users see it. |
| RLHF Book | Book | Nathan Lambert | Advanced | rlhf, alignment, post-training | You want to understand post-training and preference optimization. |