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by lousclues 2 days ago
I think loops serve a valuable purpose when the work needs to be repeatable and there’s a certain measure of precision involved. I do think, for more abstract problems, free thinking and open question prompting can really explore possibilities not otherwise thought of.

Context rot is always going to be a challenge and it evolves over time. It’s interesting to see the dumb harness idea, i do believe in taking large concepts and workshopping them at a smaller level to prototype and iterate quickly.

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"I do think, for more abstract problems, free thinking and open question prompting can really explore possibilities not otherwise thought of." But the question, is can this itself be engineered in a loop. For example, I have a specific way of enquiry when I do one one one with claude code for example for such brain storming, but if that line of thoughts can be loop engineered based on my standards and taste with some level of visibility (an interesting design problem to solve) so I can have confidence is that system that can explore new ideas and I am still involved but not too much hand holding that session and the loop can take that forward. I am struggling to put into works but this needs to be more dissected and understood. Loops engineering needs to be more understand and what kind of possibilities they unlock.