Everyone is using AI to write code, but more code does not automatically mean better software. This week Jon and Salman get into the AI software factory: what it is, what makes it a factory and what you need in place before you rely on one.

They cover the bus factor and the quality bar, why the agent that writes the code should not also write the tests, how Uber got their cost per session down by 52 percent with a context graph and why Jon is certain TokenOps will be a thing. Jon finishes with his top three places to start.

Chapters
00:00 What is an AI software factory?
00:49 The Cheesecake Factory version
04:33 What makes it a factory
06:35 The bus factor and the quality bar
10:22 How do you measure what good looks like?
12:45 Why the context an agent reads changes the cost
17:05 Do not let the same agent write the code and the tests
22:03 TokenOps
24:41 Maturity is a choice and what Uber did
27:46 Jon's top three places to start