Architecture tests read structure. Architecture lives in intent
Architecture tests are rule engines over a structural model, so they can assert dependency direction and little else. What changes if the rules read an intent tree instead.
Writing
Essays and working notes about software architecture, engineering practice, and building systems that can change.
The agent writes the code. The team still pairs
Pairing does not become obsolete when an agent implements. Its value moves towards the decisions that shape the code—and sometimes widens into a mob.
The specification that outlives the task
A specification that disappears with the task is a plan. Its lifetime and bounded authority change where product and engineering apply their judgement.
Agents write code faster. XP makes change safer
Agents change the economics of producing code. They do not change the need for confidence in changing software.