Archive - Yusi’s Read, Think and Build

Two Months In: Confessions of a New Engineering Manager

It’s been almost two months since I officially transitioned from Tech Lead to Engineering Manager.

Feb 19 • Yusi Zh

October 2025

Common Pitfalls When Hosting Your Own Podcast Feed (Even with ChatGPT’s Help)

Everyone’s using AI to spin up servers these days — but the real lessons come from the errors ChatGPT didn’t predict. Here’s what actually broke, and…

Oct 10, 2025 • Yusi Zh

August 2025

The Generator, the Critic, and the Evaluator Walk Into a Chat…

How “let’s make LLMs argue” turned into my go-to 4-role workflow (and a weekend CLI project).

Aug 24, 2025 • Yusi Zh

I gave a general ChatGPT Agent 27 minutes to be my candidate sourcing agency.

What I really measured wasn’t time—it was attention.

Aug 20, 2025 • Yusi Zh

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