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1. tolugenius · 1790091450 · focus · HN ↗

   > About 20 Markdown files described browser use, connectors, payments, credentials, data handling, generated files, voice, goals, and scheduling.

   This the state of software engineering in 2026.

   Edit: clarified engineering to software engineering, which is more correct

   1. s08148692 · 1790092923 · focus · HN ↗

      To be fair there's probably a considerable amount of engineering that went into evaluating those markdown files so the agent behaviour is statistically reliable. The markdown is the product, not the process

      1. xnickb · 1790093338 · focus · HN ↗

         which part of that is engineering exactly?

         Not trying to be snarky. I genuinely don't get it

         1. CamperBob2 · 1790094996 · focus · HN ↗

            Engineering is the use of mathematics to turn science into technology. Statistics is mathematics, comp sci is science, and technology is the end product.

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