This is just a space for me to share some notes and thoughts. I hope someone finds something useful here. Zola 2025-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://suchaboris.com/tags/ai/atom.xml 2025-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 2025-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/ai-for-switching-to-a-new-codebase/ <p>I recently moved to a new team at <strong>Zendesk</strong>, which meant switching to a new programming language and framework I haven't used in years.</p> <p>Besides reading various related documents and trying to familiarize myself with new things, I think I have come up with the most useful <strong>AI prompt</strong> I have used so far. It goes something like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>"I've been using <strong>[Language A + Framework 1]</strong> for the last 3 years and have not used <strong>[Language B]</strong> since version X. Tell me everything I need to know switching to this codebase, which is using the latest version of <strong>[Language B]</strong> and <strong>[Framework 2]</strong> as a framework."</p> </blockquote> <p>And this was awesome. It helped me map my existing knowledge to the new environment, highlighting new language features and framework conventions I had missed. I asked a lot of clarifications and follow-up questions, and at this point, I feel like I am very familiar with the code and features of the framework. This is probably the most time-saving prompt I have used to date.</p> 2025-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 2025-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/the-power-of-hands-on-learning/ <p>This week, I wanted to highlight briefly how important it is to be <strong>hands-on</strong> with any learning. Theory is great, and I would have learned a lot just by reading <strong>Kubernetes</strong> docs and examples. But I would never solidify that knowledge if I hadn't built my own <strong>K8s cluster</strong>.</p> <p>When you are actually applying what you have learned, there is some different feedback loop in the brain that makes it stick better. I'm sure other people can explain it better. All I want to say is if you want to learn something new, just reading about it is not enough. You need to practice it. I know that's nothing new, it's a well-known fact. I'm just comprehending and appreciating it much more after doing it myself.</p> <p>I find it a bit relevant with <strong>AI</strong>. I always ask it to explain to me what and why it is doing certain things so I understand. But when I actually do something similar myself, my understanding is much deeper. And that's just much more satisfying.</p>