The term "agent" is difficult to define and has frustrated AI researchers since at least the 1990s.
An agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.
Code execution is the defining capability enabling agentic engineering because it allows iteration toward demonstrably working software rather than unvalidated outputs.
Enabling Condition And Workflow Requirements: Execution And Verification
LLMs do not learn from past mistakes during usage, but coding-agent performance can improve if humans update instructions and tool harnesses based on lessons learned.
Agentic engineering is the practice of developing software with the assistance of coding agents.
An agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.
Core Definitions And Scope Of Agentic Engineering
Agentic engineering is the practice of developing software with the assistance of coding agents.
While LLMs do not learn from past mistakes, coding agents can improve if humans deliberately update instructions and tool harnesses based on lessons learned.
An agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.
Founder-Led Organizations Vs Managerialism Under Change
Marc Andreessen describes a founder-versus-professional-manager deadlock where the manager optimizes for current success while the founder pushes disruptive changes needed for future survival.
Marc Andreessen proposes a founder capability heuristic called "milli-Elon" to estimate how much Musk-like capacity a founder has.
Marc Andreessen states a "death of the middle" theory: relationship-based finance industries polarize into a barbell of lightweight early investors and scaled platforms, while mid-tier generalists erode.
Technology Commercialization: Enabling Constraints, Adoption Shocks, And Monetization Playbooks
Marc Andreessen asserts that early internet commercialization elements such as embedding images, allowing advertising, and tolerating spam-like promotions were controversial among early internet users.
Marc Andreessen proposes a founder capability heuristic called the 'milli-Elon' to estimate how much Musk-like capacity a founder has.
Marc Andreessen describes a governance deadlock in which a professional manager optimizes for current success while a founder pushes disruptive changes needed for future survival.