dreddnafious/thereisnospoon

• highreadme#1

  Reposition README H1 and opening sentence for clarity

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  # There Is No Spoon
  
  A machine learning primer built from first principles.
  Written for engineers who want to reason about ML systems the way they reason about software systems.

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  # There Is No Spoon: A Machine Learning Primer for Software Engineers
  
  This repository is a machine learning primer built from first principles, offering a unique mental model for experienced software engineers. It helps you reason about ML systems the way you already reason about software systems, using concrete engineering analogies.

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• mediumhomepage#2

  Add a homepage URL to the repository's About section

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  Add the URL for the project's hosted primer or documentation site (e.g., `https://thereisnospoon.dev`).

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• lowtopics#3

  Expand repository topics to include unique differentiators

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  deep-learning, engineering, fundamentals, machine-learning, neural-networks, primer, transformers, tutorial

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  deep-learning, engineering, fundamentals, machine-learning, neural-networks, primer, transformers, tutorial, mental-model, intuition, engineering-analogies, software-engineering-ml

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