Notes from the studio
- Jul 19, 2026 · AI agents, Agentic AI, Agent orchestration, LangGraph
From loops to graphs: how AI agents are growing up
The overnight-loop era of AI agents is giving way to graphs: structured, recoverable, observable. Here is what the shift means, with the research behind it, and why it matters if you run AI in production.
Read more - Jul 18, 2026 · AI agents, Agentic AI, AI coding agents, Autonomous agents
The Ralph Wiggum loop, and what it actually costs when a client is paying
The Ralph Wiggum loop went viral as an overnight-coding party trick. We ran it against real client money. Here is what it is, what it costs, what breaks, and what became our practice.
Read more - Jul 18, 2026 · AI agents, Agentic AI, AI coding agents, AI governance
The Oversight Ladder: the five levels of AI coding autonomy
AI coding agents are not one thing. They run at five different levels of autonomy, and picking the wrong one for the work is how AI projects quietly fail. Here is the ladder, for the person paying.
Read more - Jul 18, 2026 · AI agents, Agentic AI, AI governance, Production AI
The AI work that starts after the build: keeping agents trustworthy in production
Everyone asks whether an AI agent can be built. Almost nobody asks the harder question: how do you keep it trustworthy, cost-sane, and safe once it is live? Here are the four questions that decide it.
Read more - Jul 17, 2026 · AI agents, AI governance, GDPR, Germany
AI coding agents in a German company: the layer everyone forgets
If you bring AI coding agents into a German operation, you meet data-processing agreements, the works council, and codetermination. The compliance and labor layer most vendors ignore, and how to clear it fast.
Read more - Jul 16, 2026 · EU AI Act, AI compliance, AI regulation
The EU AI Act deadline everyone is still getting wrong
Most compliance content still warns companies about an August 2026 high-risk AI deadline. That date moved. Here is the corrected 2026 to 2028 timeline, from the regulation and its 2026 amendment.
Read more - Jul 5, 2026 · AI Development, Agentic Development, Software Engineering
Software Ships in Loops, Not Waterfalls: How Modern AI Development Actually Works
Why serious AI software gets built today in short, measurable loops instead of one big upfront plan, and what that means for your business.
Read more - Jun 24, 2026 · AI agents, Software development, AI for business
How a Company Builds Software With AI Agents (Without Being a Software Company)
What it actually means for a small team using AI agents to build your company's software: what changes, what it costs, and what to ask before you hire anyone.
Read more - May 30, 2026 · AI retainer, Engagement model
The AI retainer model, and why we front-load value
Why we build done-for-you AI software on a yearly retainer with a flat monthly fee, deliver the heavy build first, and measure on outcomes instead of hours.
Read more - May 28, 2026 · Agentic development, AI engineering
How we run an agentic software studio
A look inside how DDD builds with teams of AI coding agents working in parallel, and why a small senior studio can ship like a much bigger one.
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