Hey James thanks for sharing this I love your writings I need to ask If tools like Serena eliminate the 'yak shaving' that typically forces us to internalize a system’s physics, how do we prevent 'vibe coding' from scaling architectural fragility?
Really interesting piece. The framing of psychic entropy versus flow really stuck with me, especially that so much “productivity” is just context management in disguise.
Curious to see how reproducible those gains are across different kinds of work, but the focus on minimizing context switching feels right.
Maintaining flow state is the lifeblood of any software engineer! I like your Agentic setup for Prosaic, to thwart psychic entropy.
But do you think too many simultaneous agents could be increasing entropy, while one believes they are in flow state? Curious to hear your take on this.
Eagerly awaiting the next article, keep up the thought-provoking work!
Hey James thanks for sharing this I love your writings I need to ask If tools like Serena eliminate the 'yak shaving' that typically forces us to internalize a system’s physics, how do we prevent 'vibe coding' from scaling architectural fragility?
Really interesting piece. The framing of psychic entropy versus flow really stuck with me, especially that so much “productivity” is just context management in disguise.
Curious to see how reproducible those gains are across different kinds of work, but the focus on minimizing context switching feels right.
Optimizing for managing context sounds like a great way to thwart off psychic entropy! Thanks for the response
Maintaining flow state is the lifeblood of any software engineer! I like your Agentic setup for Prosaic, to thwart psychic entropy.
But do you think too many simultaneous agents could be increasing entropy, while one believes they are in flow state? Curious to hear your take on this.
Eagerly awaiting the next article, keep up the thought-provoking work!
they aren't always (or even typically) operating in parallel
i segmented them in hopes of managing context more effectively