http://programmer.ie/tags/model-configuration/ Recent content in Model Configuration on Programmer.ie Hugo en-us Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:25:00 +0100 http://programmer.ie/books/dspy-from-first-principles/06-chapter/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:25:00 +0100 http://programmer.ie/books/dspy-from-first-principles/06-chapter/ <h1 id="your-model-is-a-dependency">Your Model Is a Dependency</h1> <p>In chapter 5 we composed several LM operations into one small editorial program. It can analyze a sentence, rewrite it, assess risk, and return structured fields.</p> <p>One assumption remains hidden:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span style="display:flex;"><span>Which model executed the program? </span></span></code></pre></div><p>That question is not operational trivia. A language-model program is not fully described by its Python class and signature. Its behavior depends on the LM boundary.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span style="display:flex;"><span>DSPy program </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ↓ </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>LM boundary </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> / \ </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>local hosted </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>model model </span></span></code></pre></div><p>This chapter treats the model as a dependency: configured, recorded, tested, and replaced deliberately.</p>