Love this reflection on structured learning. The idea of creating a knowledge map instead of grinding through everythig linearly is key, especially when working on complex stuff like RAG systems. I ran into something similar when I was trying to learn distributed systems last year, kept buidling without really understanding the core patterns and eventually had to backtrack alot.
Exactly! A lot more is coming along the way as I’ll share this journey. A big portion of this is to go back to fundamentals and have a good foundation before building too high.
Love this reflection on structured learning. The idea of creating a knowledge map instead of grinding through everythig linearly is key, especially when working on complex stuff like RAG systems. I ran into something similar when I was trying to learn distributed systems last year, kept buidling without really understanding the core patterns and eventually had to backtrack alot.
Exactly! A lot more is coming along the way as I’ll share this journey. A big portion of this is to go back to fundamentals and have a good foundation before building too high.