Tag: #problem-solving
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 5 posts
How to Define Problems and Ask Questions — The Problem Matters More Than the Answer
Solving the wrong problem quickly is the most expensive kind of waste. This piece lays out problem-definition techniques like 5 Whys, reframing, and inversion, along with the structure of good questions, scope clarificat
2026-06-16 · 22 min read #problem-solving#product#communication#critical-thinking#reframingQuestions to Understand Context — The Person Who Digs into the Why
Given the same task, the output of someone who digs into the background is different. From the gap between a surface request and the real problem, to grasping business context, stakeholders, and constraints, to asking "w
2026-06-16 · 15 min read #mindset#context#problem-solving#stakeholders#collaborationSystematic Debugging — Finding Bugs by Reasoning, Not Guessing
Most debugging is undisciplined guessing. The core loop — reproduce, isolate, hypothesize, test, fix, verify — plus git bisect and binary search, how to read stack traces properly, the hard bug classes like heisenbugs an
2026-05-14 · 23 min read #debugging#methodology#engineering-craft#git-bisect#observabilityEngineering Math Series 1: Why Engineering Mathematics Matters
An introductory post explaining why engineering mathematics is the common language of engineering and development, and what topics you will learn in what order.
2026-03-19 · 5 min read #engineering-math#mathematics#modeling#problem-solving#2026-03What Octopuses Teach Us About Flexible Thinking
Octopus intelligence as a lesson in flexible thinking and distributed cognition. From Peter Godfrey-Smith's research to microservices architecture, explore how nature's most alien minds illuminate the art of creative pro
2026-03-18 · 17 min read #octopus#distributed-intelligence#creative-thinking#flexibility#developer