https://blog.tdhttt.com/tags/engineering/ Recent content in engineering on Tony Tong Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us All rights reserved - 2022 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:11:24 -0800 https://blog.tdhttt.com/post/fundamental-engineering-principles/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:11:24 -0800 https://blog.tdhttt.com/post/fundamental-engineering-principles/ You need to define progress. You need to verify that progress is made. You need to know when there is no progress and what to do when you are stuck. Everything else is just noise and distraction. Pre-AI Era In the pre-AI engineering era, the ability to engineer was strongly coupled with coding ability. Coding was the prerequisite for real engineering. Talk is cheap. Show me the code. Talking in natural language omits important details and invites ambiguity.