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"'Writing code' is about making code that runs well. 'Software engineering' is about making code that fails well." ---- Great line from Corey's latest article. 100% agree with this particular quote, though there's a lot in that article that I disagree with. One of them is that AI can't do software engineering. I think it's decent at today and it'll only get better. To me, his take is a bit short-sighted. Honestly kind of surprising for him. The limitation right now for good software engineering remains context. Just one of the many reasons that context engineering has become and will be more important than prompt engineering. https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-01-06-1000x-liability-graceful-failure-modes-d69f384af9e4#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWriting%20code%E2%80%9D%20is%20about%20making,making%20code%20that%20fails%20well. https://arc.net/l/quote/ubxsbrzp

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