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Developer account poteto argues that teams do not need a “software factory”: good engineering and careful use of tokens matter more, with deterministic approaches preferred where possible.
Why it mattersIt is a practitioner’s opinion, not a measured comparison. But it puts a useful question to the current rush to package AI-assisted coding as a factory: does the label describe a better way to build software, or just dress up familiar engineering work?
Discuss: When AI coding tools are involved, does the “software factory” idea improve how teams build software, or is disciplined engineering the more useful focus?
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