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Montana State prof proposes /src/md directory for AI-generated code workflows

Brady Olano publishes essay on markdown as source in agentic coding

1 Sep 21 10:19 AM · 6d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 5

Olano, a Montana State University professor who does consulting work on agentic coding systems, publishes an essay on htmx.org proposing that markdown specifications used to guide LLM code generation should be version-controlled in a /src/md directory alongside the generated code.

“It is starting to feel as if the application logic of the software is being defined and edited as markdown, and the actual code that is generated by the agent is sort of becoming a low-level implementation detail.”

Brady Olano

Brady Olano Montana State University professor, AI consultant

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