2026-08-21 08:00:00
A field guide to building a software factory that still has an owner.
2026-08-14 08:00:00
Goals, loops, and the discipline of not delegating your judgment
2026-08-08 08:00:00
Quality now depends on the constraints you set around your agents.
2026-07-20 08:00:00
A software factory is harnessing loops at scale - the system that builds your software instead of you. You can run the loop with humans in it (light factory) or you can ignore the humans (dark factory) and let those agents scope, build and ship code, without anyone really reading the details. But if people stop reading, they'll stop understanding your software. Your hardest job now is knowing which checks to build and how much autonomy to delegate.
2026-07-15 08:00:00
Engineers need to own the outer loop, the accountability for these systems. A written version of my AI Engineer World's Fair 2026 closing keynote: quality, verdict, and answerability, the three hidden costs of delegation, and building software factories you can stand behind.
2026-07-14 08:00:00
Taste used to be a byproduct of the reps. Agents took the reps. So if you're junior you now have to go get the taste and judgment on purpose. A builder's look at the weakening entry level, the two debts we now owe, and concrete ways to build judgment when the machine writes the code.
