Mark Seemann

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Danish software design
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New article: Will you go to prison for an AI? https://blog.ploeh.dk/2026/03/23/will-you-go-to-prison-for-an-ai
Will you go to prison for an AI?

Who is liable for code written by LLMs?

New article: Which of these languages are best for AI? https://blog.ploeh.dk/2026/03/09/which-of-these-languages-are-best-for-ai
Which of these languages are best for AI?

A rhetorical poll.

Keeping cross-cutting concerns out of application code

Don't inject third-party dependencies. Use Decorators.

Cognitive Debt: When Velocity Exceeds Comprehension | rockoder

A systems analysis of how AI-assisted development creates a gap between output speed and understanding, and why organizations cannot see it happening.

rockoder
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New article: In defence of correctness. https://blog.ploeh.dk/2026/03/03/in-defence-of-correctness
In defence of correctness

Not all software needs to be correct, but a large subset does.

Should interfaces be asynchronous?

Async and await are notorious for being contagious. Must all interfaces be Task-based, just in case?

TDD as induction

A metaphor.

Gratification

Some thoughts on developer experience.

Critiquing tests

Two attempts to measure the quality of automated test suites.