https://mksiva.com/tags/engineering-fundamentals/ Recent content in Engineering Fundamentals on Siva Kalidasan Hugo en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mksiva.com/tech/fundamentals-that-still-matter-in-ai-era/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mksiva.com/tech/fundamentals-that-still-matter-in-ai-era/ <p><em>AI is changing how software gets built. But the durable value in engineering is shifting toward judgment, architecture, communication, domain depth, and ownership.</em></p> <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>AI can generate code, explain APIs, draft tests, and help teams move faster. That is useful. But it does not remove the need for strong engineering fundamentals. In many cases, it makes those fundamentals more important.</p> <p>When code becomes cheaper to produce, the expensive questions become:</p>