Technical Deep Dive Template #1 – Damien Benveniste

How to Write Engaging Technical Deep Dives

Activation functions rarely get the spotlight.

They’re tucked into textbooks, taken for granted, and rarely questioned. For most ML engineers, activation functions are something you pick once and forget.

That’s exactly what makes this post from

Damien Benveniste

, author of

The AiEdge Newsletter

stand out.

Instead of treating it like boilerplate, Damien turns it into a story layered with context:

• what they are,

• why they emerged,

• when they matter, and

• how to think about them in practice.

The result is more than just informative, it’s sticky.
One you actually want to bookmark and share with your teammates.
The numbers speak for themselves: 4,500+ reactions and 450 reposts.

Let’s break down how Damien pulled it off. And how you can apply the same approach to your own technical deep dives.

Here’s the template