I first heard Kent Beck state his two rules of AI a while back, and they have stuck with me:

  • Nobody knows.
  • Always ask the genie.
  • Kent has now started a video series called Still Burning. The introductory episode is titled, fittingly, "Nobody knows."

    #ai #kent-beck
    Nobody Knows

    Kent Beck kicks off Still Burning with a fireside manifest for geeks navigating a world that's shifted under their feet.

    Software Design: Tidy First?
    Ah, Martin Fowler strikes again with his latest installment of "Words, Words, and More Words" 🤯. This time, he treats us to an endless stream of #buzzwords and self-promotion, while somehow managing to turn a conversation with Kent Beck into a 30-minute #snoozefest 💤. Apparently, #AI is the new black, but Fowler's still wearing last season's #jargon. 👔🔄
    https://martinfowler.com/fragments/2026-04-14.html #MartinFowler #KentBeck #HackerNews #ngated
    Fragments: April 14

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    martinfowler.com

    Kent Beck처럼 코딩해줘, AI에게 먹힐까? XP 창시자의 프롬프트 실험

    XP와 TDD 창시자 Kent Beck이 "Kent Beck처럼 코딩해줘"라는 프롬프트를 직접 실험한 결과. 페르소나와 제약조건이 AI 코드에 미치는 영향을 분석합니다.

    https://aisparkup.com/posts/8748

    TDD, AI agents and coding with Kent Beck

    Spotify

    Great refactoring quote: "First make the change easy, then make the easy change." - Kent Beck.

    #refactoring #quote #development #kentbeck

    Kent Beck chia sẻ trong podcast gần đây rằng việc bỏ qua "tính linh hoạt" (optionality) trong phát triển phần mềm khiến chi phí tăng cao. Ông nhấn mạnh cần ưu tiên cân nhắc các lựa chọn để duy trì sự linh hoạt và hiệu quả lâu dài. #Agile #PhátTriểnPhầnMềm #KentBeck | #SoftwareDevelopment #AgileManifesto

    https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1pkbsqp/kent_beck_youre_ignoring_optionality_and_paying/

    Kent Beck의 4주 실험: AI 코딩이 ‘바이브’를 넘어서는 법

    TDD 창시자 Kent Beck이 4주간 AI와 함께 production-ready 라이브러리를 만들며 발견한 '증강 코딩' 방법론. 바이브 코딩을 넘어선 실전 개발 경험을 소개합니다.

    https://aisparkup.com/posts/6155

    Kent Beck's tale is a thrilling ride through the riveting world of... cognitive decline? 🤔 Apparently, his brain needed an exoskeleton because aging is hard, folks. But don't worry, the magic of augmented coding is here to save him from the existential crisis of using a computer. 💻✨
    https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/me-an-algernon #KentBeck #CognitiveDecline #AugmentedCoding #AgingTech #ExistentialCrisis #HackerNews #ngated
    Me an' Algernon

    Originally published May 20, 2015.

    Software Design: Tidy First?

    I confess to have never written a single line of code using AI (and only used it for proofreading a couple of times).

    Having read what Kent Beck has written regarding his experience with “augmented coding” using the “genie” there’s an interesting case to be made.

    When your brain becomes less willing to put up with the boilerplatey part of coding but you still very much love doing it maybe AI will help bring the joy back.

    https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/me-an-algernon

    #kentbeck #FlowersForAlgernon #ai

    Me an' Algernon

    Originally published May 20, 2015.

    Software Design: Tidy First?

    Hi All,

    As you may know, I’m writing a 7-part essay on Doug Engelbart’s vision of human augmentation, using it as a lens with which to view AI-Assisted coding & various considerations around that.

    This includes a dense disquisition on @GeePawHill’s friend Kent Beck’s current augmented process. Can he show us how Engelbart’s Law holds in 2025? I welcome everyone’s constructive comment & reflections.

    #humanaugmentation #kentbeck #ai #vibecoding