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In an Era Where Anyone Can Create, What Is Expected of Engineers? In today’s world of rapidly advancing AI, creating apps and tools is no longer exclusive to engineers. For example, you can describe what you want to do to ChatGPT, and it will generate specifications and code. With no-code tools, you can create functionality and UI with just a few clicks. If you have an idea or want to improve something, even someone without a technical background can turn it into reality. ...

Introduction Have you ever heard of Markdown? It’s a text language and file format that allows you to express the structure of a document using simple symbols. Engineers and people in technical fields are usually familiar with it, but it’s not widely used outside those circles. However, Markdown is rapidly becoming a practical and powerful tool for everyone. That’s why I decided to jot down my thoughts about it. Markdown and Plain Text Markdown is a type of plain text. ...

When writing technical blogs or articles, I often feel that the hurdle is high. Here, I will list the factors that make output difficult and suggest some improvements. Factors That Raise the Bar There are four main factors that make output feel difficult: Accuracy Overlap with existing articles Lack of ideas for output Writing skills I will summarize each factor below. Accuracy This is a commonly discussed hurdle. It is closely related to the fear of being criticized or “called out.” ...

Introduction This article is being written on a day off. However, I’ve spent most of it sleeping. The duration of my sleep is as shown in the image below: I slept for nearly half a day. It’s not that I’m feeling unwell, but I just couldn’t find the energy to do anything. I feel more exhausted now than I used to in the past. ...

Introduction I recently came across a post on X (formerly Twitter). It described how a company that previously claimed to be fully remote had started requiring employees to come into the office. Reading posts about the challenges faced by people working in rural areas, I reflected on my own experiences as someone working at a “rural” university and as an engineer. This article isn’t about labeling urban or rural areas as inherently good or bad. I hope readers will keep this in mind while reading. ...

It’s about people who struggle to output their thoughts. For me, thoughts are like a tangled superposition. Unlike people who (in my view) are smart and can work backwards from a conclusion, my thought process is quite different. If you call yourself a technician, perhaps it’s better to be able to explain things. But my mental image of thinking doesn’t fit well with that. I think “A exists, and B exists, so C can be derived” is a clear and good explanation. However, if I say, “B exists (while A and similar A’ and D are floating unconsciously), so C can be derived,” it raises the question, “Where did B come from in the first place?” ...