engineering intelligence
Guides·Jul 28, 2026·7 min read
People use AI to learn. Software engineering is where that breaks.
Google's ATLAS report shows people reach for AI to understand things, at a rate that outstrips almost everything else. Coding is the exception — and the cost is knowledge debt.
Guides·Jul 21, 2026·3 min read
What is AI comprehension? Understanding the code AI writes for you
AI comprehension is how well an engineer understands AI-generated code — the reasoning, trade-offs, and failure modes behind it, not just that it passes.
Guides·Jul 21, 2026·3 min read
Knowledge Debt vs Technical Debt: What's the Difference?
Technical debt is code that's costly to change. Knowledge debt is code no one fully understands. Here's how they differ — and why AI widens the gap.
Guides·Jul 15, 2026·7 min read
Engineering Intelligence: measuring what your team actually understands
Engineering Intelligence is the practice of measuring and growing what engineers genuinely understand about the code they ship — not just how fast they ship it.