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Essays • Jun 5, 2026 • 16 min

The Cognitive Cost of Modern Software Engineering

AI took the typing, and the cost of software engineering did not go away. It moved from the hands to the head and got heavier. The new scarce resource is your attention, and the new discipline is managing it.

Essays • Jun 5, 2026 • 16 min

Agent Mode Changes the Shape of Thought

Agent mode is not a faster way to type. It moves the unit of thought up from syntax to intent, turns you into a conductor of parallel work, and makes the real bottleneck the clarity you can hold in your head at once.

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