Archive - Alan Estes

The Most Knowledgeable Engineer on Your Team is Also the Laziest

How AI Coding Agents Are Reshaping the SDLC, and What Decision Surfaces Have to Do With It

Oct 28 • Alan Estes

September 2026

The Locus of Judgement

An Introduction to Decision Surfaces

Sep 15 • Alan Estes

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