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Journal entry · 2026.09.16

Things I Thought I Understood Until I Actually Built Them

  • software development
  • AI

2026.09.1610 min read

There is a strange difference between knowing what something is and actually understanding it. I have noticed it repeatedly while building projects. I can read about RAG, AI agents, databases, authent

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