Code Is Cheap. Software Isn't
summary
Claim: LLMs and agents (Claude mentioned) can generate dozens or even thousands of lines of C# in seconds, so code is cheap. Real problems are platform specifics and domain judgment: .NET 10, ASP.NET Core, concurrency, auth, caching and multi‑tenant IDs matter. Example: adding agent‑produced code to a payments payroll system with thousands of users can break production. Recommended pattern uses planner/builder/reviewer/tester agents and insists fundamentals act as a filter because judgment is the new bottleneck.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Code became cheap
- 2:57Judgment is bottleneck
- 4:21Mastering platform fundamentals
- 6:10Real-world systems need care
- 8:19Learn-it-all architect
- 10:26Domain knowledge matters
- 12:16Spotting cheap code
- 13:42Systems leak secrets
- 15:53Trust generated code?
- 16:55Fundamentals are filter
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