Agent Patterns: Memory, Tools, Scheduling
The capabilities of an agent have stopped moving. The models are, of course, still improving, but the arrangement of a useful agent has settled. A …
2026
The anti-AI position has an information problem
Some scenarios.
A game ships. Someone digs through the credits, finds an AI tool listed, and the review-bombing begins. A few weeks later a different …
The Hypocrisy of Agentic Coding Critics
Every week I read another post arguing that LLM coding agents are fundamentally untrustworthy. The code is buggy. The output needs reviewing. The …
Nobody buys software from Intel
When did you last care which chip was in your laptop? Not which laptop, or which operating system, but which actual silicon processor was doing the …
Developing Good Engineering Taste
I was talking with a group recently about LLM-assisted engineering. I was asked how to cross the capability gap: how to feel in control with LLMs …