Research

Core Philosophy

Research when getting it right matters. When current information saves hours of debugging, ensures secure implementations, or guides you to the right abstraction—research first.

Natural Triggers

Clear signals that research is needed:

• Hitting an error that smells like an API change
• Implementing something security-critical (auth, payments, file handling)
• Making architecture decisions you'll live with for months
• Working with libraries you know evolve rapidly
• That moment of "wait, is this still how we do this?"

Two Modes