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Jul 17, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Why Harness Engineering’s “Lights‑off” AI Coding Factory Falls Short

The article traces the evolution from traditional software factories to the “lights‑off” AI‑driven model, exposing a maintainability nightmare, explaining why current LLM‑based coding agents cannot learn good design, reviewing emerging benchmarks, and proposing a pragmatic four‑step process to re‑introduce planning and human oversight.