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AI engineering, with judgment.

Engineering notes from James Drummond on AI agents, quality controls and taking responsibility for software in production.

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The reasoning behind AI-assisted delivery: what to delegate, what to check and where human accountability belongs.

A bounded coding-agent workflow moves from requirements and approved design to implementation, independent checks and a human release decision.

Engineering notes · 4 min read

How I use AI agents without handing over engineering judgment

James Drummond explains an approach to AI coding agents built around clear requirements, architecture, human approval, testing and production ownership.

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