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DSPy

Choose a goal, then follow each stage as an ordered, explained outline.

Learning goal

Learn deeply

Build a durable mental model, then transfer it into a working application.

Foundation

Stage purpose: Establish the vocabulary and first working mental model.

Required background: Complete the linked prerequisites below or bring equivalent experience.

Expected outcome: Explain the core idea and use it in a small example.

Estimated time: 30 minutes

  1. Lesson · Estimated time: 30 minutes

    Graph RAG in Production → DSPy

    Outcomes
    • Explain the core idea in Graph RAG in Production → DSPy
    • Apply Graph RAG in Production → DSPy in a representative exercise

    Prerequisites: No prerequisite topics

    Evidence: Practise the outcome in code and record what you learned.

    Current status: Not started

    Recommended next: DSPy — Declarative Optimization — Carry the Graph RAG in Production → DSPy mental model into the next step with a concrete transfer exercise.

Core concepts

Stage purpose: Connect the concepts into a repeatable problem-solving model.

Required background: Complete the linked prerequisites below or bring equivalent experience.

Expected outcome: Apply the model to a representative exercise without copying a recipe.

Estimated time: 30 minutes

  1. Lesson · Estimated time: 30 minutes

    DSPy — Declarative Optimization

    Outcomes
    • Explain the core idea in DSPy — Declarative Optimization
    • Apply DSPy — Declarative Optimization in a representative exercise

    Prerequisites: Graph RAG in Production → DSPy

    Evidence: Practise the outcome in code and record what you learned.

    Current status: Not started

    Recommended next: Complete this path by applying these outcomes in your own project.