The Mero Engineer archive
Engineering, in practice
Every published dispatch on engineering decisions, workplace realities, and the people doing the work, listed in order of publication.
The Handoff Is Part of the Design
A component can be carefully designed and still cause trouble when it crosses into another team’s work. Clear interfaces make…
A Better Engineering Review Starts With Questions
A review can catch a mismatch before it reaches the shop floor—or become a tour of slides no one wants…
The Constraint That Improves a Design
A design becomes more useful when its limits are visible early. The hard part is deciding which constraints shape the…