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Surviving first contact
Notes on architecture, AI, and building software that lasts.
Durable Software Is Anti-Vibe
Enterprise software requires deliberate design, bounded agent authority, and accountable acceptance beyond exploratory code generation.
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Build for Change
Systems last longer when change is expected and visible instead of hidden behind optimism and wishful thinking.
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Beyond the Obvious
The first answer is often a reflection of the current framing, not the real design problem.
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Classics
Selected ideas with a longer shelf life.
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Against Shiny-Object Architecture
New tools deserve evaluation, not automatic adoption or automatic rejection.
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Design by Committee Is Not Collaboration
Consensus can improve a design, but it can also dilute accountability and erase the real tradeoff.
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