Software Factories Fail Despite AI Agent Acceleration

An article examines why software factories relying on AI coding agents fail in practice, arguing that while these tools accelerate development, they degrade codebase quality over time. The piece contends that "lights-off" factories lack the model sophistication needed to maintain proper code standards.

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Why Software Factories Fail (or: harness engineering is not enough) (105)

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AI coding agents can accelerate development but often degrade codebase quality over time. The author argues that "lights-off" factories fail because models lack the ability to maintain long-term architecture, urging developers to stay involved in planning and review. Contribute to humanlayer/advanced-context-engineering-for-coding-agents development by creating an account on GitHub.