How We Build
01/03
The legacy model. Still in use today
Four steps on every change: describe it, plan it, build it, prove it. A person on every step, one at a time
02/03
For the first time, AI is splitting work into judgment and production.
Every step was always both. Production is doing the work. Judgment is deciding it’s right. Until now, the same person did both, one step at a time.
03/03
Four steps. Two people.
Agents run production, below the line. People own judgment, above it: a tech lead approves the plan before anything is built, and a lead approves the release before it ships.
01/03
The legacy model. Still in use today
Four steps on every change: describe it, plan it, build it, prove it. A person on every step, one at a time
02/03
For the first time, AI is splitting work into judgment and production.
Every step was always both. Production is doing the work. Judgment is deciding it’s right. Until now, the same person did both, one step at a time.
03/03
Four steps. Two people.
Agents run production, below the line. People own judgment, above it: a tech lead approves the plan before anything is built, and a lead approves the release before it ships.
JUDGEMENT / PEOPLE
HUMANIs this the right change?
HUMANIs the plan sound?
HUMANIs the code right?
HUMANIs it safe to release?
PRODUCTION / AGENTS
AIDescribe the change
AIPlan on how to build it
AIWrite the code
AIProve it works
Describe the change
Plan on how to build it
A tech lead approves the plan
Write the code
Prove it works
A lead approves the release