The latest articles on DEV Community by Emmanuel Mba (@emmanuel_mba_b4b11388c72c). https://dev.to/emmanuel_mba_b4b11388c72c https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2588097%2Fe351667b-caad-4da3-ba76-5caa718806b9.png https://dev.to/emmanuel_mba_b4b11388c72c en Emmanuel Mba Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:56:48 +0000 https://dev.to/emmanuel_mba_b4b11388c72c/learning-from-first-principles-26lm https://dev.to/emmanuel_mba_b4b11388c72c/learning-from-first-principles-26lm <p>Enterprises and large coorporations manage tens of millions of requests daily. what this implies is that the need for deep understanding of systems and engineering foundations in becoming increasingly important.</p> <p>people like to say things like Coding is Solved or AI has taken away the need to understand what you are building if you know how to describe the problem effectively.</p> <p>In reality, this couldnt be further from the truth. while AI is great at producing code and generating tests, there are still various industries where deep understanding of the fundamentals is a huge advantage in order for you to work on large scale software.</p> <p>From code reviews, to testing to system design, the entire process of engineering goes beyond just describing an idea to a chatbot or coding agent. This is why it has become increaingly important to learn from first principles in order to stay ahead, one might even add that now is the best time because everyone has essentially offloaded their thinking to AI so if you're able to take the time to study the basics you could essentially stand out from the rest of the crowd with your in depth understanding.</p> learning software softwareengineering systemdesign