I write about my everyday life as optimization expert, where I translate business requirements to mathematical formulars, then to software -- and all the way back again.
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Hello Reader! Most developers turn to StackOverflow when they need a quick fix—just type your question into Google and voilà. But did you know there are smaller, topic-specific platforms from the same family? While they may not have as many existing threads, they’re incredibly helpful for focused questions. If your search comes up empty, don’t hesitate to post your own—chances are you’ll get thoughtful replies within hours or days. A few tips to increase your chances of helpful answers:
As an optimization person, or.stackexchange and math.stackexchange are my recommendations for this field. Have you explored these platforms for niche challenges? I’d love to hear your thoughts or tips! Until the next iteration! Tim Varelmann Complicated Decisions - Simply Automated! Follow me on LinkedIn |
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I write about my everyday life as optimization expert, where I translate business requirements to mathematical formulars, then to software -- and all the way back again.
Hello Reader! Optimization Has a PR Problem! The moment people hear words like mixed-integer programming or convex optimization, their brain quietly shuts the door. It sounds abstract. Mathematical. Slightly dangerous. Yet the funny thing is this: The core ideas behind optimization can be explained with just three surprisingly simple mental pictures. Today I’ll show you those three metaphors. And at the end I also have a small personal update for the start of the new month. You need to...
Hello Reader! Humans don’t struggle with optimization because it’s too logical.They struggle because decision-making was never purely logical to begin with. Why Optimization Feels Unnatural to Humans There is a quiet discomfort that shows up again and again when decisions are handed over to computers. Not always loudly.Not always explicitly.But it’s there. Even in technically sophisticated teams, and even among people who fully understand the mathematics, there is often a moment of hesitation...
Hello Reader! There’s a special kind of excitement that hits when a dream-fit client reaches out at the worst possible moment.That’s exactly what happened last year around this time. My calendar was overflowing.Commitments everywhere.Zero space for anything new. And then their message landed in my inbox. Clear. Focused. High-stakes.Exactly the kind of problem Bluebird Optimization exists to solve. So I made space where there was none. Why does the fit of a client change the entire trajectory...