The evolution of AI-assisted software engineering paradigms
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AI coding tools have evolved through four distinct paradigms: from simple statistical Completion, to conversational ChatBots plagued by context rot, to the failed complexity of Multi-Agent systems, and finally to the Agentic Loop. The Ralph Loop — a stateless, file-persistent iteration cycle — solves context rot by resetting AI memory each pass while persisting progress to files, enabling autonomous, reliable full-scale software development.
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