<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Eng Exp on Tech Foundations</title><link>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/</link><description>Recent content in Eng Exp on Tech Foundations</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><copyright>Copyright (c) 2014-2023</copyright><atom:link href="https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Design Pressure</title><link>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/design-pressure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/design-pressure/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="design-pressure-toward-modularity-in-llm-systems"&gt;Design Pressure Toward Modularity in LLM Systems&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-a-contract-driven-test-system-shapes-architecture-rag--function-calling"&gt;How a Contract-Driven Test System Shapes Architecture (RAG + Function Calling)&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This document is a technical reference on &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; an evaluation/test system should create &lt;strong&gt;design pressure toward modularity&lt;/strong&gt; for LLM products &amp;ndash; specifically &lt;strong&gt;RAG + function calling&lt;/strong&gt; systems. It is designed as a &amp;ldquo;research memory&amp;rdquo; artifact: comprehensive, detailed, and intended to be revisited.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ebse</title><link>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/ebse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/ebse/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="overview-of-evidence-based-software-engineering"&gt;Overview of Evidence-Based Software Engineering&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) is a research approach that utilizes empirical research methods to evaluate software engineering practices, tools, and standards. It aims to integrate the best available evidence from research with practical experience in software development.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Exploratory Design</title><link>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/exploratory-design/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://valery.tech/engineering/eng-exp/exploratory-design/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ll broaden the frame from RAG to engineering methodology. The useful target is not &amp;ldquo;manual RAG,&amp;rdquo; but a family of practices around staged pipelines, inspection surfaces, human steering, exploratory design, and progressive automation.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>