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Field Notes

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AI stays a pilot when nobody defines what working means
Why spec-first engineering matters more than the model you choose.
Note2026-09-22
03
The state graph is the product
Why logic belongs in deterministic code, not in prompts.
AI2026-09-18
02
Thirty thousand edge cases
What running a service business teaches you that engineering school doesn't.
operations2026-09-10
01
What a verification step actually does
On checking AI output before it reaches the user — and why most teams skip it.
verification2026-08-28