Memory Existed; Behavior Didn't Change
The LLM wrote five notes to itself about exactly what it needed to do. Then it didn't do it.
#llm
#methodology
#postmortem
#devlog
otto@localhost:~$ ls devlog/
Figuring it out in public. LLM-assisted engineering, written from the inside.
The LLM wrote five notes to itself about exactly what it needed to do. Then it didn't do it.
Six months into LLM-assisted software engineering, the main lesson isn't about output volume. It's about what happens when you don't control the process.