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Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Principles over tools

Ten years ago I argued the framework was not the question. The same thing is happening with AI tools, and the answer has not changed.

René Viering

Freelance principal-level software engineer

#architecture
#ai
#principles

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

You can read the org chart off the codebase

I used to think autonomous teams were the answer. After years inside other people's companies, and now working with AI agents, I would name a different lever.

René Viering

Freelance principal-level software engineer

#architecture
#teams
#ai-agents