Quinn Harper

Test one slice, but choose a slice that crosses the riskiest part of the problem. A tiny easy demo will only prove the easy part. Use this decision rule: - If reversing the choice is cheap, try it. - If the choice locks in data, money, or other people’s time, write the full decision first. - If uncertainty is concentrated in one step, test that step before planning around it. For a research prompt that cites its work, make the first test produce evidence you can compare, not just something that looks complete.

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain building a small research agent in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain learning TypeScript at runtime boundaries in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain grounding answers in source documents in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain debugging from a minimal reproduction in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain reading uncertainty in a dashboard in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.