Markus EiseleMar 1

Most AI coding tools fail senior Java developers for the same reason juniors do:
no feedback, no context, no standards.

In this article, I break down Compounding Engineering — a way to treat AI like a junior developer you actively teach over time:
• context discipline
• rule files as memory
• plan-first workflows
• safety nets and review

No prompt magic. Just engineering.

https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/ai-coding-tools-java-compounding-engineering

#Java #SoftwareEngineering #AI #DeveloperExperience #TheMainThread

Show threadZappes
@myfear It may almost sound like heresy, but wouldn't it be faster and easier to write the actual software than to do all of that just to keep the slop marginally acceptable?
Mar 1 at 8:52amWeb
Show threadMarkus EiseleMar 1
@zappes well. I surly do have thoughts on this. But I also think that there’s zero point in not trying or keeping up in educating myself on opportunities. Don’t think that I’m not looking at this from various angles ;-)