Engineering Knowledge

Quality attributes and constraints

Unfortunately, there is no escape from making trade-offs (not even in a parallel universe)

Jun 6 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

January 2025

Where the bug is a feature - using LLMs as a learning companion

Using LLMs as a learning companion.

Jan 27 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

February 2024

An extremely short developer's guide to OpenAI (and the basics of generative AI)

The AI Service Provider

Feb 17, 2024

June 2023

Video - How to think about scalability

A first mental framework for dealing with scale

Jun 19, 2023 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

11:18

March 2023

Thinking In Lists

Have you ever tried playing chess against yourself?

Mar 3, 2023 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

October 2022

Video - How to learn confidently with mental models

This is the video version of my intro post about software mental models. I give a summary of the key points (I might do a more condensed and polished…

Oct 25, 2022 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

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September 2022

Knowledge As Design

Does knowledge have a purpose?

Sep 8, 2022

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May 2022

The Mental Model Of Docker Container Shipping

How container shipping explains the inner workings of Docker

May 19, 2022

November 2021

First Git Mental Model

How to develop a mental model, using Git as an example

Nov 10, 2021 • 

Bernhard Wenzel

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August 2021

Mental Models for Software Engineers

Or any knowledge worker

Aug 19, 2021 • 

Bernhard Wenzel