Engineering Notes

Engineering Notes

Thoughts and Ideas on AI by Muthukrishnan

02 Feb 2026

Claude Code CLI Best Practices Checklist

1,328 words, ~5 min read

A comprehensive guide to tips, tricks, and best practices for maximizing productivity with Claude Code. --- ## Table ...
02 Feb 2026

Git Worktrees with Claude Code: The Complete Guide

1,303 words, ~5 min read

## Table of Contents 1. [Introduction](#1-introduction) 2. [Understanding Git Worktrees](#2-understanding-git-worktree...
27 Dec 2025

The Most Interesting AI Agent Design Pattern Right Now

870 words, ~3 min read

AI agents have moved fast over the last year. We started with simple chatbots, evolved to tool-using agents, and now, a...
25 Dec 2025

The Skill That Will Define Your Career in 2026

854 words, ~3 min read

*Why mastering "what" and "why" matters more than ever in the age of AI* --- ## The Three Layers of Every Job Here's...
22 Dec 2025

A Technical Introduction to Ava

1,035 words, ~4 min read

!['AVA UI'](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/muthuspark/ava/main/screenshot.png) Ava is an AI voice assistant that ru...
11 Nov 2025

The Architecture is the Prompt - Guiding AI with Hexagonal Design

1,058 words, ~4 min read

As developers, we've all felt the frustration. You have a well-structured repository with clear patterns, but the new A...
22 Oct 2025

Building a Multi-Agent Debate System with LangGraph

875 words, ~3 min read

## Introduction Multi-agent systems are a fascinating area of AI development, where multiple autonomous agents collabo...
22 Oct 2025

Red vs. Blue: A Multi-Agent AI Ecosystem for Self-Improving Software

1,045 words, ~4 min read

In the relentless pursuit of robust and secure software, developers have long relied on a combination of automated test...
17 Sep 2025

Systems That Search for New Algorithms Automatically

175 words, ~0 min read

An introduction to AlphaEvolve, DeepMind's new AI agent that uses evolutionary search and LLM-driven code synthesis to autonomously discover and optimize algorithms, outperforming human-designed solutions in several domains.
16 Sep 2025

How the Effort Paradox Harms Top Performers

202 words, ~0 min read

Of all the paradoxes in professional life, the effort paradox causes the most harm to top performers. The better you g...