The Economic Benefit of Refactoring
As part of getting to grips with the new world of agentic…
The Orchestrator’s Tax
I was deep into a Claude Code session on a .NET codebase…
The Archaeologist’s Copilot
The “Tourist” Trap We all have “that” repository in our organization. The…
DSLs Enable Reliable Use of LLMs
Modern LLMs possess an incredible capability. They can generate large amounts of…
Experiences with local models for coding
This is the second memo where I describe my recent experiences on…
Viability of local models for coding
Until recently I hadn't tried running models locally for quite a while,…
Building Reliable Agentic AI Systems
Preclinical drug discovery is inherently complex and data-intensive. Researchers face the significant…
Fragments: May 27
At the GOTO Conference in Copenhagen in 2025, Kent Beck and I…
Maintainability sensors for coding agents
There are multiple dimensions we usually want to achieve and monitor in…
Maintainability sensors for coding agents
There are multiple dimensions we usually want to achieve and monitor in…


