I tried defining Quality
I am still learning and redefining quality. Maybe that is the real lesson: quality is not defined once. It is something you define, defend, and refine again and again.
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A not-so-quiet reflection
Lessons learned from a year of building products, facing failures, and finding traction.
Read on Substack →You Never Stop Debugging
I don’t think debugging will ever stop because things never stop changing.
Read on Substack →What AI Engineering Actually Looks Like in Production
Building LLM systems that go beyond prototypes requires the same engineering discipline as any production system, just adapted for probabilistic outputs.
Read on Substack →Reflections: Things I Learned
There’s a lot about being an engineer that you only learn by doing. This blog is a list of few things that have stayed with me.
Read on Substack →Why Reliability Will Make or Break Your AI Product
Reliability is ultimately about Respect. Respect for the user’s time. Respect for their mental model. And respect for the trust they place in what we build. And in the world of AI, it just might...
Read on Substack →Engineering with Empathy
Engineering with empathy, as I define it, means understanding that there is a human on the other end of every line of code we write.
Read on Substack →Must have documents that everyone should try keeping
In this blog, I share some of the things that I have been trying to keep things organized. They are simple, flexible methods that have helped me stay on top of things and feel a little more in control...
Read on Substack →My experience starting a reading club
I have realized that reading isn’t just something you do alone—it can also bring people together.
Read on Substack →Behind the Scenes at HackerRank's upgrade to MySQL 8.0
Behind the scenes of HackerRank's MySQL upgrade, where we navigated challenges like replica lag, table optimization, and unique index issues.
Read on Substack →Code Reviews are Underrated
Code Reviews are beyond just reviewing code they are also about sharing knowledge, reviewing architecture design, and maintaining clear testing and deployment plans, each step which is valuable to the...
Read on Substack →Building a 0-1 Product ~ Engineer's POV
Starting from scratch to build a brand-new product is an exciting journey filled with learning and challenges.
Read on Substack →Hello World!
Hello, World! I'm Shloka, an Engineer navigating the ever-evolving world of code and innovation. Welcome to "The Engineer's Notebook," where I share my journey. From debugging nightmares to eureka mom...
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