COMPOUND ENGINEERING: HOW EVERY CODES WITH AGENTS

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In traditional engineering, each feature makes the next feature harder to build because of new edge cases, interdependencies, and issues. In compound engineering, each feature makes the next feature easier to build because compound engineering creates a learning loop for agents and team members so that each bug, failed test, or insight gets documented and used by future agents. AI's knowledge of the codebase grows along with it, making future development work faster. This post provides a high-level sense of how to start compound engineering with AI.