Words we use, what they mean, and where they come from.
5 entries
A
Anchor
Tells the AI what must be true about the system when it writes the code and builds the software.
Origin / attribution: Kari Wilhelm
First used in Principles of Anchor Engineering
Anchor Book
An artifact that co-exists with the code in the repository and provides a living home for human judgement and context of the system.
Origin / attribution: Kari Wilhelm
First used in Principles of Anchor Engineering
Anchor Engineering
The method that connects design and judgement with instantiating your system through AI agents.
Origin / attribution: Kari Wilhelm
First used in Principles of Anchor Engineering
M
Megasystem
The system-of-systems that has to all work together to produce an outcome. If you have to perform some sort of "integration activity", you're adding a piece into a megasystem.
Origin / attribution: Tina
First used in We need to talk about humanoid robots.
Mushy middle
The operational grey zone between the happy path and defined exception path where human beings absorb process variance invisibly. Where products go to die.
Origin / attribution: Tina
First used in That’s Not An Exception Path
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