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7 posts published so far
Sep 29, 2026
Don't Repeat Yourself: the second copy is the bug
Adam Lewis
Sep 19, 2026
Persistent Brief: commit the paragraph so the agent stops guessing
Adam Lewis
Sep 18, 2026
Parameter objects: max-params 3 was always a proxy
Adam Lewis
Sep 2, 2026
Naming: if you have to open the body, the name isn't done
Adam Lewis
Aug 1, 2026
Your duplication check is only catching two of the four kinds
Adam Lewis
Aug 1, 2026
Single Responsibility: the rule was never the argument
Adam Lewis
Jun 7, 2026
A spec the agent can't run isn't a spec yet
Adam Lewis