#architecture

13 posts

Compile to Architecture

For a long time we’ve treated frameworks as the target of software development. But if systems are meant to be regenerated and replaced safely, the real compilation target has to be the architecture itself.

The Industrialization of Regenerative Software

The “AI software factory” metaphor is seductive.

Muckin’ Around: An AI Manifesto

Why start a blog in 2026 anyway...

Jan 28, 2026

The Deletion Test

Here’s a simple test you can apply to any software system you work on:

UI Is a Conservation Layer

Why the user interface is the last to become regenerative

n=1 Is a Design Constrain (Not a Staffing Model)

Single-developer capability isn’t a productivity story. It’s the test that tells you whether your architecture is worth keeping.

Immutable Infrastructure, Immutable Code

Why "Never Upgrade in Place" Now Applies to Software

Evaluations Are the Real Codebase

Why behavior outlives implementations

The Gradient of Trust

Better shapes beat better prompts

Code Was Never the Asset

Why AI makes the hidden economics of software unavoidable

Pace Layers and AI Integration

Not all software should change at the same speed.

The Death and Rebirth of Programming

Programming didn't die all at once. There was no single moment, no dramatic obsolescence event. Instead, something quieter happened: the core constraint that shaped software for seventy years dissolved. Writing code stopped being the hard part.

Regenerative Software

Software is entering a strange new phase.