Technical Debt
5 articles about technical debt.
Architecture Diagrams vs Working Systems - How AI Agents Expose the Gap
AI agents implement architecture documents literally and expose every underspecified gap. Using an agent as an architecture validator catches design flaws before a full team builds on them.
Compiling the Dao: Magic Systems Have Technical Debt
Magic systems in fiction mirror technical debt in software. Rules get added, exceptions pile up, and eventually the system collapses under its own complexity.
When Scaffolding Becomes Architecture in AI Agent Code
Scaffolding you refuse to take down becomes architecture eventually. How temporary workarounds in AI agent codebases become permanent fixtures and what to
Shipped a Full Production App in Cursor and Codex - Now What?
The hidden cost of maintaining AI-generated production code you didn't write by hand. Why AI-built apps create a new kind of technical debt and how to
Understanding vs Just Shipping: The Hidden Cost of AI-Generated Code You Cannot Explain
When AI writes code that works but you do not understand why, you are building on a foundation you cannot debug. Learn when to ship and when to understand
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