Ars ContextusBlog about software engineering with LLMshttps://arsctx.com/en-usThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMy 2026 guide for becoming an AI-native developerhttps://arsctx.com/blog/2026-guide-for-becoming-ai-native/https://arsctx.com/blog/2026-guide-for-becoming-ai-native/A practical 2026 guide to becoming an AI-native developer with coding agents, covering context, harness engineering, software factories, feedback loops, and validation.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPlanning with Gherkinhttps://arsctx.com/blog/planning-with-gherkin/https://arsctx.com/blog/planning-with-gherkin/Use Gherkin during planning to help coding agents write fewer, higher-value integration, system, and E2E tests with a simple human-in-the-loop workflow.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNavigator Agenthttps://arsctx.com/blog/navigator-agent/https://arsctx.com/blog/navigator-agent/Learn the Navigator Agent pattern: a pair-programming workflow where AI guides implementation while you write the code, build deeper understanding, and sharpen your technical judgment.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHuman Todoshttps://arsctx.com/blog/human-todos/https://arsctx.com/blog/human-todos/Human Todos is a practical pattern for adding human review checkpoints to coding agent workflows, helping teams validate AI-generated code at scale.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnnotations for Anthropic’s AI-Native SDLC Playbookhttps://arsctx.com/blog/annotating-ai-native-playbook/https://arsctx.com/blog/annotating-ai-native-playbook/A critical look at Anthropic’s AI-Native SDLC Playbook: what works, what doesn’t, and where its advice on agents, design, evals, and reviews falls short.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHarness Engineering 101: How to go from zero harness to a harness that survives model upgradeshttps://arsctx.com/blog/harness-engineering-101/https://arsctx.com/blog/harness-engineering-101/My advice on how to add your first piece of coding agent harness to your codebase and how to approach its evolution.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHarness as Dependency, and the messy workspaces of harness engineershttps://arsctx.com/blog/harness-as-dependency/https://arsctx.com/blog/harness-as-dependency/A practical exploration of managing reusable “harnesses” across local and cloud environments — and why we still lack good patterns for doing it well.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom local to global, and other ways of dealing with instruction bloat and bike sheddinghttps://arsctx.com/blog/from-local-to-global/https://arsctx.com/blog/from-local-to-global/A practical guide to shared agent instructions — what to include, how to avoid instruction bloat and bike shedding, and simple ways teams can evaluate whether their instructions actually improve results.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT