Tool Calls Are Side Effects: Why Agent Reliability Starts With Contracts
The hardest part of agent engineering is not getting a model to call a tool. It is making tool use safe, predictable, and recoverable under real failure conditions.
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Rust 2024: The Director Who Says No
A theatrical critique of Rustâs strictest instinctsâand why they keep saving opening night.
Forty-Five Minutes to Midnight: The Knight Capital Tragedy
One missing server update, one undead code path, and a $460 million curtain call.
Apollo 13 Is the Best Software Architecture Film Ever Made
A space drama that secretly teaches bulkheads, graceful degradation, and how not to die at 200,000 miles.