We are given a headline: "The Engineer in the Half-Space"

Source: Hacker News

We must write a 180-250 word summary in 3-4 paragraphs (each 45-65 words) with specific formatting.

Key points from the source:

- The article describes "Mitch," an engineer who is not evaluated well by standard interview processes (system design, algorithms) but excels in spotting gaps, asking practical questions, and handling messy documentation and handoffs.

- He fixes onboarding docs, maps work, documents undocumented processes, and anticipates failures before they happen.

- He operates in "half-spaces" between roles (product/engineering, design/rollout, etc.) and is a "gap reader" who notices missing owners, misaligned teams, and broken handoffs.

- His work is often invisible (e.g., preventing incidents by adding checks, not shipping features) and reduces coordination costs.

- The article argues that standard metrics miss his value, and over time, teams become dependent on him, which can become a bottleneck.

Requirements:

- Exactly 220-300 words? Wait, the user says 180-250. But the summary requirements say 180-250 words total. We must count words.

We must:

- Use 3-4 paragraphs, each 45-65 words (so total 135-260, but we are constrained to 180-250).

- Bold 3-5 key terms (only the most important: e.g., "Mitch", "gap reader", maybe "Hacker News" but note: we can't bold generic words. The article is about Mitch, so we might bold "Mitch" and "gap reader" as key terms? But note: the article says "The Interview Loop Misses This Person Most" and "Mitch is a gap reader". So we can bold "Mitch" and "gap reader" as they are central. Also, the article mentions "coordination cost" as a key concept. But we need 3-5 bolds. Let's plan:

Possible bolds:

1. Mitch (the central figure)

2. gap reader (the key role he plays)

3. coordination cost (the problem he solves)

But note: the article says "Mitch is a gap reader" and that's a key term. Also, the article is about how standard interview