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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.