codecot — notesEssays and analyses on AI-native infrastructure and running a software factory.https://codecot.com/The Score Is Not the Gamehttps://codecot.com/notes/score-is-not-the-game/https://codecot.com/notes/score-is-not-the-game/When the score is visible, the score gets optimized instead of the game — and silicon does it cheaper.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:49:00 GMTThe Change Cloudhttps://codecot.com/notes/change-cloud/https://codecot.com/notes/change-cloud/The unit of change must equal the unit of verification. Ship changes. Don't ship weather.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:48:00 GMTThe Release Buttonhttps://codecot.com/notes/release-button/https://codecot.com/notes/release-button/A release button isn't something you build. It's something the system earns — and the seventeen versions behind mine are the receipts.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMTThe Unbounded Gate: How to Tell a Quality Process from a Rejection Ritualhttps://codecot.com/notes/unbounded-gate/https://codecot.com/notes/unbounded-gate/A team whose review criteria are written down before the work begins can absorb the most demanding engineer alive. A team whose criteria grow retroactively can't safely employ anyone worth employing.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTLights On: Notes from a Software Factory That Kept Readinghttps://codecot.com/notes/lights-on-software-factory/https://codecot.com/notes/lights-on-software-factory/The wrong assumption was never that agents write the code — it was that green tests mean nobody has to read it.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMTCoding Agents Are Pets, Not Cattlehttps://codecot.com/notes/agents-are-pets-not-cattle/https://codecot.com/notes/agents-are-pets-not-cattle/The unit of management is the session, not the pod — long-lived, stateful, named residents by design, not an anti-pattern to be stamped out.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTThe Trust Ladder: Autonomy Is Earned, Not Grantedhttps://codecot.com/notes/trust-ladder/https://codecot.com/notes/trust-ladder/Readiness is not a date — it's a ladder, and every rung is paid for with evidence from the one below.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMTThe Model Should Not Guess What It Doesn't Knowhttps://codecot.com/notes/model-should-not-guess/https://codecot.com/notes/model-should-not-guess/EXPLAIN Before You SELECTWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Future Is Not Autonomous Executionhttps://codecot.com/notes/future-is-not-autonomous-execution/https://codecot.com/notes/future-is-not-autonomous-execution/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Understanding Debt of AI-Generated Softwarehttps://codecot.com/notes/understanding-debt-ai-generated-software/https://codecot.com/notes/understanding-debt-ai-generated-software/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Scarcity of Shared Intent in the Age of AIhttps://codecot.com/notes/scarcity-of-shared-intent/https://codecot.com/notes/scarcity-of-shared-intent/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI Coding and the Hidden Cost of "Almost Right"https://codecot.com/notes/ai-coding-hidden-cost-of-almost-right/https://codecot.com/notes/ai-coding-hidden-cost-of-almost-right/Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaybe We Stop "Using Software" and Start Generating Workflowshttps://codecot.com/notes/generated-workflows/https://codecot.com/notes/generated-workflows/Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI-Native Development Workflows Are Not Just About Coding Agentshttps://codecot.com/notes/ai-native-development-workflows/https://codecot.com/notes/ai-native-development-workflows/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcomehttps://codecot.com/notes/welcome/https://codecot.com/notes/welcome/Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT