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14
Oct 2025
Auction-Based Task Allocation in Multi-Agent Systems
Learn how auction mechanisms from economics power efficient task distribution in multi-agent systems, from robot swarms to cloud computing.
14
Oct 2025
Design Your Feedback Loops
The difference between a mediocre engineering organization and an exceptional one often comes down to a single variable...
13
Oct 2025
Hire for Trajectory, Not Just Skills
Most engineering managers hire for what candidates can do today. Great engineering managers hire for where candidates w...
13
Oct 2025
Minimax and Adversarial Search for Decision-Making in Competitive Environments
Master the minimax algorithm and adversarial search - the foundation of game-playing AI agents and competitive decision-making systems.
12
Oct 2025
Building Stateful AI Systems with LangGraph and Agentic Workflow Graphs
Learn how to build complex, stateful AI agent systems using graph-based architectures with LangGraph—a paradigm shift from linear chains to cyclic, controllable workflows.
12
Oct 2025
How Great EMs Shape Reality Through Storytelling
The best engineering managers understand a powerful truth: **the story you tell about your team's work often matters mo...
11
Oct 2025
Lead with Leading Indicators to Predict Problems Before They Happen
Most engineering managers are firefighters. They react to outages, missed deadlines, and team burnout after the damage ...
11
Oct 2025
Teaching Agents to Learn from Mistakes Through Reflection and Self-Critique
## Concept Introduction **Reflection** in AI agents is a meta-cognitive process where the agent: 1. Executes an actio...
10
Oct 2025
Prompt Chaining and Workflow Orchestration for Reliable Multi-Step Agents
When you ask an AI to perform a complex task like "analyze this dataset and create a comprehensive report with visualiz...
10
Oct 2025
The Multiplier Mindset for Identifying and Amplifying Force Multipliers
Most engineering managers operate in **addition mode**: hire another engineer, add another process, create another meet...
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