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Re:So you wanna build a local RAG? by simonw on Saturday November 29, 2025 @12:52PM (#46089377)
That's excellent advice, the only downside being that collecting that eval data remains difficult and time-consuming.

But if you want to build truly great search that's the approach to take.

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Re:So you wanna build a local RAG? by scosman on Saturday November 29, 2025 @07:58PM (#46092438)
Agree totally. I’m spending half my time focused that problem (mostly synthetic data gen with guidance), and the other half on how to optimize once it works.
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