Illustration of a neural network with checkpoint arrows

Hands‑On Activation Checkpointing for GPT Training From Scratch

Implement activation checkpointing for GPT training from scratch, with runnable Python code and production‑grade insights.

October 4, 2026 · 5 min · 1062 words · martinuke0
Diagram of Flink checkpoint barriers flowing through a streaming pipeline with aligned state snapshots.

Inside Apache Flink's Checkpointing Algorithm: How Exactly-Once State Guarantees Survive Pipeline Failures

How Apache Flink’s distributed snapshot algorithm coordinates barriers across operators, persists state to durable storage, and recovers jobs after failure without losing or duplicating records.

September 4, 2026 · 9 min · 1721 words · martinuke0
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