AI Application Development
Full-Stack AI Application Architecture
- What you Need to Know
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Frontend Development for AI Applications
- React.js for interactive AI interfaces
- Real-time updates and WebSocket integration
- Responsive design for AI-powered applications
- Resources:
- React Documentation - Official React learning guide
- React for AI Applications - TensorFlow.js with React
- WebSocket Integration - Real-time communication for AI apps
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Backend API Development
- Flask and FastAPI for AI service endpoints
- RESTful API design for AI applications
- Asynchronous processing and task queues
- Resources:
- FastAPI Documentation - Modern Python web framework for APIs
- Flask for Machine Learning - Lightweight web framework
- Celery Task Queue - Distributed task processing
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Database Integration and Data Management
- Vector databases for embeddings and similarity search
- Traditional databases for application data
- Data pipeline design and ETL processes
- Resources:
- Pinecone Vector Database - Managed vector database service
- Weaviate - Open-source vector database
- ChromaDB - Embeddings database for AI applications
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Web Application Development with AI
- What you Need to Know
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Streamlit for Rapid Prototyping
- Building interactive AI demos and prototypes
- Custom components and advanced layouts
- Deployment and sharing strategies
- Resources:
- Streamlit Documentation - Complete Streamlit development guide
- Streamlit Gallery - AI application examples and inspiration
- Advanced Streamlit - Custom layouts and components
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Gradio for ML Model Interfaces
- Creating user-friendly interfaces for AI models
- Custom input/output components
- Integration with Hugging Face Spaces
- Resources:
- Gradio Documentation - ML model interface creation
- Gradio Examples - Interface examples and templates
- Hugging Face Spaces - Model deployment platform
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Custom Web Applications with Flask/Django
- Building production-ready AI web applications
- User authentication and session management
- Database integration and ORM usage
- Resources:
- Flask Web Development - Complete Flask tutorial
- Django for AI Applications - Full-featured web framework
- Flask-SQLAlchemy - Database integration
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Mobile AI Application Development
- What you Need to Know
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React Native for Cross-Platform AI Apps
- Building mobile apps with AI capabilities
- Camera integration for computer vision
- Offline AI model deployment
- Resources:
- React Native Documentation - Cross-platform mobile development
- TensorFlow Lite React Native - Mobile AI inference
- Expo Camera - Camera integration for AI apps
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Native Mobile Development
- iOS development with Core ML and Swift
- Android development with ML Kit and Kotlin
- Performance optimization for mobile AI
- Resources:
- Core ML Documentation - Apple's machine learning framework
- ML Kit for Android - Google's mobile ML SDK
- TensorFlow Lite Mobile - Mobile and embedded ML
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API Design and Integration
- What you Need to Know
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RESTful API Development for AI Services
- Designing scalable AI API endpoints
- Request/response formatting and validation
- Error handling and status codes
- Resources:
- REST API Design Best Practices - API design principles and patterns
- OpenAPI Specification - API documentation standard
- API Testing with Postman - API development and testing
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GraphQL for Complex AI Applications
- GraphQL schema design for AI data
- Real-time subscriptions for AI updates
- Efficient data fetching and caching
- Resources:
- GraphQL Documentation - Query language for APIs
- Apollo GraphQL - GraphQL platform and tools
- GraphQL with Python - GraphQL framework for Python
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Microservices Architecture for AI
- Decomposing AI applications into services
- Service communication and orchestration
- Load balancing and service discovery
- Resources:
- Microservices Patterns - Microservices architecture patterns
- Docker for Microservices - Containerization for service deployment
- Kubernetes for AI - Container orchestration
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User Experience Design for AI Applications
- What you Need to Know
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AI-Specific UX Patterns
- Designing for uncertainty and probabilistic outputs
- Progressive disclosure and confidence indicators
- Feedback loops and user correction mechanisms
- Resources:
- AI Design Guidelines - Google's People + AI Research guidelines
- Human-AI Interaction - Microsoft's HAI guidelines
- Conversational UI Design - Voice and chat interface design
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Accessibility in AI Applications
- Making AI applications accessible to all users
- Screen reader compatibility and keyboard navigation
- Visual and auditory accessibility considerations
- Resources:
- Web Accessibility Guidelines - WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards
- Accessible AI Design - Microsoft AI accessibility initiatives
- Inclusive Design Toolkit - Microsoft inclusive design resources
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Real-Time AI Applications
- What you Need to Know
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WebSocket Integration for Live AI
- Real-time model inference and streaming
- Live data visualization and updates
- Collaborative AI applications
- Resources:
- WebSocket API - Real-time web communication
- Socket.IO - Real-time application framework
- WebRTC for AI - Real-time communication protocols
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Streaming Data Processing
- Processing continuous data streams
- Real-time analytics and decision making
- Event-driven architecture patterns
- Resources:
- Apache Kafka - Distributed streaming platform
- Redis Streams - Stream processing with Redis
- Server-Sent Events - One-way real-time communication
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Testing and Quality Assurance
- What you Need to Know
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Unit Testing for AI Applications
- Testing AI model integration and outputs
- Mocking external AI services and APIs
- Test data generation and management
- Resources:
- pytest Documentation - Python testing framework
- Testing Machine Learning - ML-specific testing strategies
- AI Testing Best Practices - Comprehensive testing guide
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Integration and End-to-End Testing
- Testing complete AI application workflows
- Performance testing and load testing
- User acceptance testing for AI features
- Resources:
- Selenium WebDriver - Web application testing automation
- Playwright - Modern web testing framework
- Locust - Load testing for AI applications
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Data Management and Pipelines
- What you Need to Know
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Data Pipeline Architecture
- ETL/ELT processes for AI applications
- Data validation and quality assurance
- Batch and streaming data processing
- Resources:
- Apache Airflow - Workflow orchestration platform
- Prefect - Modern data workflow platform
- Great Expectations - Data validation framework
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Feature Stores and Data Versioning
- Centralized feature management
- Data lineage and versioning
- Feature serving for real-time applications
- Resources:
- Feast Feature Store - Open-source feature store
- DVC (Data Version Control) - Version control for data and models
- MLflow - ML lifecycle management
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Security and Privacy in AI Applications
- What you Need to Know
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AI Application Security
- Input validation and sanitization
- Model security and adversarial attacks
- API security and rate limiting
- Resources:
- OWASP AI Security - AI security best practices
- Adversarial ML Threat Matrix - MITRE adversarial ML framework
- AI Security Guidelines - NIST AI risk management
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Privacy-Preserving AI Techniques
- Differential privacy implementation
- Federated learning for distributed AI
- Data anonymization and pseudonymization
- Resources:
- Differential Privacy - Privacy-preserving data analysis
- PySyft - Privacy-preserving machine learning
- TensorFlow Privacy - Privacy-preserving ML library
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Performance Optimization and Monitoring
- What you Need to Know
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Application Performance Optimization
- Caching strategies for AI applications
- Database query optimization
- Frontend performance and lazy loading
- Resources:
- Redis Caching - In-memory data structure store
- Database Optimization - SQL performance tuning
- Web Performance - Google's web performance guide
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Monitoring and Observability
- Application metrics and logging
- AI model performance monitoring
- User behavior analytics
- Resources:
- Prometheus Monitoring - Metrics collection and alerting
- Grafana Dashboards - Metrics visualization
- Weights & Biases - ML experiment tracking and monitoring
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Deployment and DevOps for AI Applications
- What you Need to Know
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Containerization and Orchestration
- Docker containers for AI applications
- Kubernetes deployment and scaling
- Container registry and image management
- Resources:
- Docker for AI - Containerization fundamentals
- Kubernetes Tutorial - Container orchestration
- Helm Charts - Kubernetes package manager
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CI/CD for AI Applications
- Automated testing and deployment pipelines
- Model versioning and rollback strategies
- Blue-green and canary deployments
- Resources:
- GitHub Actions - CI/CD automation platform
- GitLab CI/CD - Integrated DevOps platform
- Jenkins - Open-source automation server
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Ready to Deploy? Continue to Module 5: Production Deployment to master scaling, monitoring, and maintaining AI applications in production environments.