When Generation Becomes Cheap, Selection Becomes Governance
The article discusses the evolving landscape of software development in the age of AI. It reflects on the author's return to coding after a leadership role, highlighting the advancements in tools and methodologies. The integration of AI into the development process is portrayed as both disorienting and beneficial, enhancing productivity while still requiring human judgment.
- ▪The author returned to software development after serving as CEO, finding the tools and processes had significantly improved.
- ▪AI has changed the way developers interact with their work, making certain tasks easier while still requiring critical thinking.
- ▪The article emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance between leveraging AI tools and applying human judgment in software development.
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Sunday Field Notes | May 24, 2026 The Workshop Has Changed Returning to software after building an institution, and finding that AI has made the old craft faster, stranger, and more dependent on judgment. “ Well, I know what I like and what I don't like. Rick Rubin, in conversation with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes The AGENTS.md file was open in one pane of the IDE. The test runner was in another, red but not catastrophically red. A planning note sat beside both of them, plain and procedural: inspect the boundary, write the missing test, keep the public interface stable, do not touch the data loader unless the failure proves the loader owns the bug. The instruction file was plainer still: “Discover current repo facts before editing.
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