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DeepSeek in Practice

Build evaluated, cost-optimized applications using DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1 reasoning models, and Mixture-of-Experts architecture.

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Who this is for

Developers, system architects, and AI practitioners leveraging open and hosted DeepSeek models.

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Modules

  1. 0140 min · intermediateNavigate the DeepSeek Ecosystem & ArchitectureUnderstand DeepSeek V3/R1 architecture, Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA), DeepSeekMoE, and open-weight availability.Begin →
  2. 0245 min · intermediateDeepSeek R1 Reasoning Tokens & Chain-of-ThoughtWork with DeepSeek R1 deliberate reasoning streams, parse thinking tokens, and integrate structured output verification.Begin →
  3. 0345 min · intermediateDeepSeek API Workflows, Tool Calling & Cost OptimizationBuild high-throughput, low-cost applications using the DeepSeek API, prompt caching, and function calling contracts.Begin →