Software Factories, Light and Dark

A software factory is harnessing loops at scale.

Jul 22 • Addy Osmani

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Own the Outer Loop

Why loop engineering needs a human at the boundary

Jul 9 • Addy Osmani

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Agentic Autonomy Levels

A working model of autonomy for agentic engineering

Jul 3 • Addy Osmani

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June 2026

Agentic Code Review

Why review is the most leveraged skill in software right now.

Jun 16 • Addy Osmani

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Loop Engineering

Loop engineering is replacing yourself as the person who prompts the agent.

Jun 8 • Addy Osmani

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April 2026

Long-running Agents

A long-running AI agent can keep making progress over hours, days, or weeks.

Apr 30 • Addy Osmani

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The Agent Stack Bet

The bet every serious developer needs to make on on their agent stack

Apr 18 • Addy Osmani

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March 2026

Is the IDE dead?

How Agent orchestration is replacing the editor as the center of developer work

Mar 20 • Addy Osmani

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February 2026

14 More lessons from 14 years at Google

This time about teams, trust, and the systems around the code.

Feb 12 • Addy Osmani

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January 2026

The 80% Problem in Agentic Coding

Managing comprehension debt when leaning on AI to code

Jan 28 • Addy Osmani

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How to write a good spec for AI agents

How to structure, plan, and iterate for high-performance coding agents

Jan 19 • Addy Osmani

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Code Review in the Age of AI

AI writes faster. Humans still have to prove it works.

Jan 5 • Addy Osmani

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