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# External build accounts: 2 curated resources

Creator-written accounts of actual builds, including implementation evidence, failures and limits; not generic tutorials or product announcements.

[Beginner](/build-logs/beginner/index.md) [Intermediate](/build-logs/intermediate/index.md) [Advanced](/build-logs/advanced/index.md) [Expert](/build-logs/expert/index.md)

2 resources · page 1 of 1

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### [Building search-based RAG with Datasette](/build-logs/external-builds/willison-search-rag-build/index.md)

by [Simon Willison](https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jun/21/search-based-rag/) [@simonw](https://twitter.com/simonw)

A real prototype log follows full-text retrieval through implementation, model changes and missing evals.

Intermediate · West · closed resource · en 

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### [Building syntaqlite with coding agents](/build-logs/external-builds/maganti-syntaqlite-build/index.md)

by [Lalit Maganti](https://lalitm.com/)

A builder documents a failed agent-led design, a rewrite and the verification work behind a real developer tool.

Advanced · other · closed resource · en 

[Plain-text Markdown copy](/build-logs/external-builds/index.md)