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Compound Engineering

Compound Engineering — Methodology. loop: Ideate→Brainstorm→Plan→Work→Review→Polish→Compound · category: AI-native engineering philosophy (cumulative work) · definition: Engineering where each feature makes the next one easier · principle: Each unit of work makes the next one easier (via knowledge) · key_principle: 50/50 rule, agent-native, Plans are the new code · version: v2.60.0 (2026-03-31) · steps: Plan, Work, Assess, Compound

Type
Methodology
loop
Ideate→Brainstorm→Plan→Work→Review→Polish→Compound
category
AI-native engineering philosophy (cumulative work)
definition
Engineering where each feature makes the next one easier
principle
Each unit of work makes the next one easier (via knowledge)
key_principle
50/50 rule, agent-native, Plans are the new code
version
v2.60.0 (2026-03-31)
steps
Plan, Work, Assess, Compound
relations
25
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7 fiches

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v2.60.0 Every boucle 7 étapes Idea… boucle Plan-Work-Ass… Claude Code opérations de recher… plans enseignant le … environnement agent-… subagents Dan Shipper Kieran Klaassen Trevin Chow règle 50/50 (feature… développement tradit…

→ publishes

v2.60.0 EVENEMENT high confidence stable Source ↗

← uses

Every ORGANISATION high confidence evolving Source ↗

→ is based on

boucle 7 étapes Ideate-Brainstorm-Plan-Work-Review-Polish-Compound CONCEPT high confidence timeless Source ↗
boucle Plan-Work-Assess-Compound CONCEPT high confidence timeless Source ↗
opérations de recherche parallèles CONCEPT high confidence timeless Source ↗
plans enseignant le système CONCEPT high confidence timeless Source ↗
Plan-Delegate-Assess-Codify METHODOLOGIE high confidence timeless Source ↗

→ uses

Claude Code TECHNOLOGIE high confidence evolving Source ↗
subagents TECHNOLOGIE high confidence evolving Source ↗

→ recommends

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règle 50/50 (features / amélioration système) CONCEPT high confidence timeless Source ↗

← created

Dan Shipper PERSONNE high confidence stable Source ↗
Kieran Klaassen PERSONNE high confidence stable Source ↗

← leads

Trevin Chow PERSONNE high confidence evolving

→ opposes

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← converges with

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Loop Engineering METHODOLOGIE high confidence timeless
Stack Overflow for Agents TECHNOLOGIE high confidence timeless

→ improves

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→ enables

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→ is an instance of

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← improves

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