Developer shares method for using AI for long-horizon systems programming
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A developer who has long used AI for systems programming has publicly shared his mental model for carrying out long-horizon work, drawn from his 35-minute keynote at IDA Driving IT 2026, along with a full two-hour talk video and accompanying slides. The developer says he makes extensive use of AI for systems programming and has summarized his approach to long-term tasks on that basis. What has been published so far is the method itself; there is no independent verification of its actual effectiveness.
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The author describes using AI extensively for systems programming and explains how they approach long-horizon work. The post also links to a 35-minute keynote from IDA Driving IT 2026 (30 October 2026) and to the original two-hour talk, with slides available to browse or open in a popup.
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