Tag: #craftsmanship
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 3 posts
The Joy of Understanding — Why Deep Understanding Still Matters in the LLM Era
Search and LLMs give fast answers, but deep understanding gives control and ownership. We cover the value of seeing beneath abstractions, the stance of not being dragged by your tools, the difference understanding makes
2026-06-25 · 24 min read #culture#learning#craftsmanship#understanding#engineeringThe Mindset That Cultivates Creativity — Connect, Use Constraints, Make a Lot
Stripping away the genius myth around creativity and laying out the concrete principles that actually build it: combinatorial creativity, the paradox of constraints, the principle that quantity breeds quality, diversifyi
2026-06-16 · 20 min read #creativity#mindset#innovation#craftsmanship#teamPhilosophy for Engineers — Applying Stoicism and Pragmatism to Your Work
How to apply the Stoic dichotomy of control, the pragmatist test of what works, essentialism, and craftsmanship to an engineer everyday life. Not abstract sermonizing, but concrete use in code reviews, incidents, and car
2026-06-16 · 22 min read #philosophy#stoicism#pragmatism#engineering#mindset