Engineering Notes

17 Sep 2025

Systems That Search for New Algorithms Automatically

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

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

19 Aug 2025

The Theory of Constraints applied to software development life cycles

As engineering leaders, we often focus on optimizing individual processes—faster CI/CD, better code reviews, more effic...

06 Aug 2025

TDD with Coding Agents to Build a Rate Limiting Service

## Problem Overview We'll build a sophisticated rate limiting service that supports: - Multiple rate limiting algorith...

06 Aug 2025

The Complete Claude Code Best Practices Guide

*A Comprehensive Manual Compiled from Developer Experiences and Community Knowledge* ## Table of Contents 1. [Introduc...

16 Jul 2025

Why MMLU Matters and What Massive Multitask Language Understanding Really Tests

A personal dive into MMLU - the benchmark that's reshaping how we measure AI intelligence across dozens of academic subjects.

13 Jul 2025

Understanding Mixture of Experts from First Principles

One of the most exciting architectural innovations in recent years is the **Mixture of Experts (MoE)**. It's a key reas...

11 Jul 2025

My Thoughts on Andrew Ngs Building Faster and Smarter with AI

{{< youtube RNJCfif1dPY >}} I watched Andrew Ng's latest talk on AI startup strategy, and while I disagree with some o...

09 Jul 2025

AI Agent Communication Protocols MCP, ACP, A2A, and ANP

An overview of the most important communication protocols for multi-agent systems, and how they enable interoperability and scalability.

08 Jul 2025

Small Language Models are the Future of Agentic AI

I recently came across a paper titled *"Small Language Models are the Future of Agentic AI,"* and it got me thinking. T...