Researching Existing Solutions

Show you've done the work.

What to Research

Similar Projects

• How do other projects handle this?
• What can you learn from them?
• What did they get right/wrong?

Existing Code

• Is there partial implementation already?
• What's been tried before?
• Why was it abandoned/paused?

Related Issues

• What discussions exist?
• What are people asking for?
• What's blocking progress?

Technical Solutions

• What technologies could you use?
• What are trade-offs?
• What's the standard approach?

How to Present Research

In your proposal:

## Related Work & Solutions
 
### Existing Approach
The current [X] uses [Y] to solve this.
 
### Limitations
However, [limitation 1] and [limitation 2] prevent it from [goal].
 
### My Approach
I will [your solution] because [reasoning].
 
### Advantages
This is better because [advantage 1], [advantage 2].

Research isn't busywork. It proves you're serious and capable.