StrongDM's Approach to Non-Interactive Agentic Software Development
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Summary
StrongDM shares their approach to building a 'Software Factory' - a non-interactive development system where specifications and scenarios drive AI agents to write code, run validation harnesses, and converge on solutions without human review. The article presents their methodology in narrative form, offering constraints and guidelines for teams to develop similar systems. It discusses the components of their agentic development approach including specs, scenarios, validation harnesses, and feedback loops.
Key quotes
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The narrative form is included below. If you'd prefer to work from first principles, I offer a few constraints & guidelines that, applied iteratively, will accelerate any team toward the same intuitions, convictions, and ultimately a factory of your own.
In kōan or mantra form: In rule form: Finally, in practical form:
StrongDM's field notes on non-interactive agentic development: specs + scenarios, validation harnesses, feedback loops, and the supporting components.
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