Archive - Engineering Knowledge

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

September 2022

Knowledge As Design

Does knowledge have a purpose?

Sep 8, 2022

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

August 2021

Mental Models for Software Engineers

Or any knowledge worker

Aug 19, 2021 •

Bernhard Wenzel

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