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· Software Engineering

A Request Is Not a Rule

The talk around agents is all about new machinery. Often the better move is to point the old machinery at the agent's output. A convention in a document is a request. In the linter it becomes a rule.

· Software Engineering

The Tests Pass, Now Read the Code

Passing tests tell you the code ran. They do not tell you the design is sound. A story about test-induced design damage in AI-written code.

· Software Engineering

You Can't Prompt Your Way to Quality

LLM-assisted coding is useful. But the idea that it replaces engineering is wrong. Quality is not something you achieve once and then keep by default. It takes constant attention.