Software Design: Tidy First?

Is Source Code Going Away?

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Kent Beck
Feb 06, 2026
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This is the very beginning of an idea. I usually iterate on these things in private or with my trusted inner circle, but what the hell, things are moving fast, you’re supporting me and my work, so here’s the idea.

All us Augmented Developers are working very hard to get the genie to create source code that, once run, will deliver the desired answers to o…

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