$06.28.26
08:25
Read the Decisions, Not the Diff→
Vibe coding is only dangerous if you don't question the output. But questioning was never reading every line, not even with humans. It's understanding the decisions the agent made and checking its finished design against the spec you handed it. The new trap: when a person makes that call, you can ask them in six months. When an agent makes it, the reasoning lives in a log that scrolls off. Holding the map on a system you architected but didn't implement isn't a new crisis. It's the oldest part of being a CTO.
judgment$06.26.26
08:10
I Ran Your Demo→
The 45-minute demo isn't an evaluation. It's a guided tour with the broken doors locked, and I know because I used to build the route. I started as a sales engineer. That's exactly why I won't take the call. You don't learn a tool from the path someone choreographed so you'd never click the wrong thing.
judgment$06.21.26
09:30
The Load-Bearing Wall→
Being the one who can always fix it feels like seniority. It's a bus factor of one with a green contribution graph. The most valuable thing you know is worth nothing until you can hand it off, to a teammate or a fleet.
leadership