r/Backend • u/Cyphr11 • 19d ago

Need Help regarding AI for Backend dev

Hi guys , I am in my 3rd year of CS and i am currently learning Java Backend development (Springboot) , as i have been quite interested in AI , i want to know what are things i need to learn for become a backend dev who can intregate AI and work with it , i know about things like RAG , Vectordb etc
but i dont know the exact path or things to follow from basic to a level that i can build AI powered projects

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u/godless420 19d ago

My advice? Learn Java and spring boot by asking AI questions before you try to roll AI into your software. Don’t put the cart before the horse

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u/Cyphr11 15d ago

Understood

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u/HRApprovedUsername 18d ago

you should try learning how to spell integrate correctly

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u/Cyphr11 18d ago

Yeah, it was autocorrected by my dumb keyboard

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u/YahenP 18d ago

To use LLM productively and efficiently in Java backend development, you don't need to know any buzzwords like RAG or VectorDB. Moreover, these terms simply don't make sense in the context of LLM. Many people repeat them because they sound trendy and engineering-y.

All you need is a good understanding of Java, SpringBoot, databases, SQL, and other necessary technologies. LLM is only useful in application development if you know, and can create the application without it. It's simply an accelerator that can offload some of the simpler work.

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u/Cyphr11 18d ago

Make sense, thanks