agentic-coding

Anthropic’s terminal-based agentic coding tool that operates through the command line, capable of reading codebases, running commands, browsing the web, and iteratively completing complex software tasks.

Behavior descriptions that double as runnable checks, turning the spec itself into a contract for humans and agents.

Australian software engineer and writer; known for the “Ralph” loop framing and for public arguments about agentic coding, context hygiene, and identity in software engineering.

Landing the Plane is a session termination protocol for AI agents, formalized by Steve Yegge (creator of the Beads framework). It addresses the “amnesia” problem where agents lose context between sessions and leave “crap” (temporary artifacts) behind. The Problem Without a disciplined shutdown process: Context Loss: The next session starts fresh (“50 First Dates”), leading to repetitive re-explanation. Repo Pollution: Abandoned git branches, stashes, and debugging artifacts clutter the workspace. State Drift: The issue tracker (or mental model) falls out of sync with the actual code state. The Protocol When a user says “Land the plane,” the agent executes a scripted checklist to safely close the session: ...

The fundamental shift in the software developer’s role — from an Executor who writes code line-by-line, to an Orchestrator who defines architecture, sets constraints, and manages a “factory of agents” to implement the details.

A development methodology where high-level technical specifications, rather than manual code entry, serve as the primary driver for implementation by AI agents.

Programmer and blogger; associated with “Landing the Plane”, Beads, Gas Town, and (with Gene Kim) book Vibe coding / FAAFO.