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AI Likes Deep Modules
Argues that deep modules — small interfaces hiding large implementations — reduce complexity and make systems easier for both humans and LLMs to understand and evolve, contrasting shallow vs. deep Go examples.
May 04, 2026 · tech · Go Monk, Substack
Topics
- software-architecture
- software-engineering
- api-design
- engineering-craft
- ai-assisted-coding
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- AI-assisted coding
Using LLMs as coding collaborators spans a spectrum from inline suggestion to fully autonomous multi-agent pipelines, with active debate about reliability, skill atrophy, security exposure, and what human oversight must remain.
- API design
Principles for designing interfaces — whether REST endpoints, component inputs, or module boundaries — that minimize what callers need to know while keeping implementations free to evolve.
- Engineering craft
Engineering craft is the accumulated discipline of writing, organizing, and maintaining software well — spanning code design, tooling fluency, communication, and the judgment to know when technical excellence actually changes outcomes.
- Software architecture
Software architecture shapes how systems behave under pressure, how teams reason about codebases, and how much complexity accumulates over time — spanning module design, state management, deployment topology, and the feedback loops that keep all three honest.
- Software engineering
Software engineering spans craft, process, and judgment — how code is structured, tested, reviewed, deployed, and maintained — and the sources collected here collectively interrogate each layer as AI tooling reshapes who does what and why.
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