# Vikrant Payal

> Personal blog with notes and essays on applied AI, the post-AI software development lifecycle, site reliability engineering, infrastructure, India Global Capability Centers (GCCs), and engineering careers.

All content is author-owned and not sponsored by any organization.

## Posts

- [Composable, interoperable agents replacing enterprise solutions](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/composable-interoperable-future): A case for composable, interoperable, standards-driven AI agents replacing buy-it-all enterprise software suites. Topics: Applied AI, AI agents, enterprise software.
- [AI playbook for a large enterprise](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/ai-playbook): Notes on what makes AI adoption effective in a large enterprise — initiation, build vs. buy, upskilling, infrastructure, cost, ROI, attracting talent. Topics: Applied AI, enterprise AI, India GCCs.
- [Claude Code tips for building solutions](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/claude-code-tips): Practical tips for using Claude Code — concise CLAUDE.md files, Skills, subagents, and hooks. Topics: AI coding agents, post-AI SDLC.
- [git bisect for triaging bugs in AI generated code](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/triage-ai-generated-code): Using git bisect to isolate bugs in AI-generated code where the author has no memory of the change. Topics: post-AI SDLC, SRE, infrastructure, debugging.
- [How to pick where you work next](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/how-to-pick-where-you-work-next): Nuanced indicators, beyond compensation and role, for picking a great company and team. Topics: engineering careers, engineering culture.
- [How people behave on a ship sinking in the middle of the ocean](https://vikrantpayal.com/posts/sinking_ship): The psychology of crisis behavior (normalcy bias, freeze response, milling, panic) and its parallel to the tech industry. Topics: engineering culture, tech industry.