Vector Search Internals: HNSW from Scratch
“The algorithm powering Pinecone and Weaviate: understanding it lets you tune retrieval properly. This comprehensive curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience with Vector Search Internals: HNSW from Scratch.”
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What you'll learn
Vector Distance Metrics & Nearest Neighbor Search
Master the core concepts of vector distance metrics & nearest neighbor search.
Small World Graphs & Navigable Small World (NSW)
Gain hands-on experience with small world graphs & navigable small world (nsw).
Hierarchical HNSW Architecture & Layer Assignment
Understand the architecture behind hierarchical hnsw architecture & layer assignment.
Index Serialization, Concurrency & Tuning
Implement production-grade index serialization, concurrency & tuning.
Learn
Watch curated videos and read study resources
Practice
Practice what you learned
Build Projects
Build projects using your new gained knowledge
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