WHEN FINE-TUNING ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE: A DEVELOPER'S GUIDE

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Fine-tuning helps solve specific, high-impact problems that prompting alone can't, like inconsistent JSON output, bloated prompts, or models that ignore custom logic or tone. It's especially valuable for improving task-specific quality, reducing cost and latency, and making smaller models smarter through training on targeted examples.