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It might be overwhelming to see all of the new vocabulary popping up in software development these days thanks to AI tools introducing them… all the time.
Key facts
- In their latest episode of the GitHub Podcast, Marlene Mhangami, GPS, and colleagues talked through some of the AI terms developers are learning right now: loop engineering, Ralph loops, squads, harness
- A forward-deployed engineer job has already existed, but AI branding makes it sound edgy and new
- Closed models are accessed through an API or hosted product
- If you’re a reader instead of a listener, here’s a guide to what those terms mean, why they matter, and how to think about them
Summary
Some of this new vocab describes useful patterns that people are newly pursuing, others are fancy names on top of things that already exist, and some are still actively being defined as they speak. In their latest episode of the GitHub Podcast, Marlene Mhangami, GPS, and colleagues talked through some of the AI terms developers are learning right now: loop engineering, Ralph loops, squads, harness engineering, hill climbing, forward deployed engineers, closed models, open weights, and open source models. If you’re a reader instead of a listener, here’s a guide to what those terms mean, why they matter, and how to think about them. Loop engineering is the practice of designing repeatable systems around agents, instead of manually prompting them for one task at a time.