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Who Does Hard Things, and Why
Nov 13, 2025 · 4 min read · People do all kinds of work, some of it is easy and some of it is absurd. What is really interesting is when people do really hard things, ones that have a very low probability of success. These are things like starting startups or doing things that ...
Join discussionPrompt Smells, Just Like Code
Jun 28, 2025 · 8 min read · Prompt Smells The term "code smell" was introduced by Kent Beck in the late 1990s. It was meant to capture something deeper than just bugs or technical inaccuracies. Code smells help us identify poor design fundamentals that lead to low-quality code....
Join discussionAI Agents Under The Hood
Jun 22, 2025 · 23 min read · Motivation: Why You Should Care Not a day goes by without hearing the term “AI agent.” I have built multiple systems that use AI agents, like patra.app. While building those and reading through a lot of resources, I learned how AI agents actually wor...
RHRitik and 1 more commentedWords Don’t Compile
Jun 14, 2025 · 5 min read · I wrote my first line of code at ten. It was either a small tweak to a WordPress plugin or a little C++ program I copied from a thenewboston video. The exact file is long gone, but the habit stayed. Since 2010 I have kept typing. For years, “writing ...
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