Why it matters
Tokenization is the literal unit of AI cost, and most engineers entering the field never get it explained plainly. Sessions like this shape how a new wave of builders will think about spend.
The tokenmaxxing angle
Teaching tokenization alongside RAG and MCP in one session is the right pairing. Retrieval design and context-protocol choices are two of the biggest levers on token use per query.
From the organizers
Hosted at Kingsgate Library in Kirkland by organizers SDE S. and Naga A. of the SDE Skills Coding Interviews Practice group, covering LLMs, tokenization, transformers, RAG, MCP, and agents.