Why Software Factories Fail: Turning the lights back on This is part two of [Why Software Factories Fail](x.com/dexhorthy/status/2080697380379427275) - Part 3 is here - x.com/dexhorthy/status/2081797628552270027 The talk version of this post is live on youtube: […↗

1. as a mental model it is more correct to think of fable+ class models as english -> code interpreters - converts your idea into code into "correct" code regardless of problem complexity and output complexity (diff size). Fable 5 will be the worst of this new class of models 2.…↗

My heuristic is that any diff an agent generates over ~1500 lines is too big and is indicative that the problem needs to be decomposed. This is my general pattern now for feature work: 1. Try to implement the whole feature, loosely guided. I call this the "draw the owl" prompt i…↗

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