StrongDM's AI team build serious software without even looking at the code
Summary
Simon Willison analyzes StrongDM's 'Software Factory' approach where autonomous agents generate and test code with no human-written or human-reviewed code. It explains the use of a Digital Twin Universe and scenario testing to validate software against cloned services, while highlighting governance, reliability, and safety concerns of agentic coding. The piece also introduces techniques and tools related to scaling AI-driven software development.