patrick-elmore

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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
The staccato framing is right. It's also describing the default posture, not the settled one. That loop (open a session, ask a question, redirect, switch) happens before the spec discipline is tight enough to trust the result without w
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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
It should never read every full file. It should be gripping to find candidates to read, and then read chunks of the file from the hits to see if they are genuinely relevant to whatever you are trying to gather context for. If it reads a chu
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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
All of these systems that try to solve "the memory problem" seem to fail to justify inserting either a layer of complexity with multiple moving pieces, or an outright blackbox. What is it that makes these systems worth the cost? W
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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
This at a high level is the right approach. Taking this concept to the next level is in the details. Tiered planning, enforcing context boundaries, and feedback loops are a few key components. Applying the same engineering disciplines to yo
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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
I too worry about the aspects that using AI is replacing in my thought process. I've built a sophisticated enough system to where agents can go out and determine the changes that need to be made for entire features and pretty much nail
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by patrick-elmore 5mo ago
I've seen it happen multiple times. Engineering degrees are no different than a vast majority of degrees in that if you are good at the read and regurgitate cycle, you can make it through. Not only can you make it through, but you can