Authored by Mark Seemann, a software architect and consultant, this blog focuses on software design, object-oriented programming, and functional programming principles. Readers can explore articles and discussions on topics such as dependency injection, domain-driven design, and test-driven development. Additionally, they can learn about architectural patterns, design patterns, and best practices for building robust, maintainable software systems.

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LLMs struggle with large codebases due to context window limitations, similar to how human short-term memory constrains programming. The author suggests that architectural patterns like Fractal Architecture—organizing code into small, nested components at every abstraction level—could help both humans and AI systems manage complexity more effectively. These principles from "Code That Fits in Your Head" may be equally valuable for making code more accessible to LLMs.

Code that fits in a context window

<p>This is obviously the medium-term future: But not just smaller encapsulated portions of code, but also there will be a code-gen revolution. Not just LLM-gen’d code, but codegen tools that deterministically produce repeatable and customizable code patterns, that are quantized via DSL’s and other mechanisms that are representable at more efficient higher levels.</p>
