Jared Knowles on Mythryl: “When I build our Census of Governments API I wanted to use it as an…”

When I build our Census of Governments API I wanted to use it as an exercise to learn and understand coding harnesses. I've been documenting what I learned with evidence. The key takeaway is you can't take your eye off the ball!

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Vibecoding, prompt engineering, or just good old fashioned collaboration? There is a lot of discussion about prompt engineering that makes it seem like there are these magic incantations you need to learn and practice to get high-quality LLM results. The record from this project suggests a di... 🔗

civilytics.comVibecoding, prompt engineering, or just good old fashioned collaboration?There is a lot of discussion about prompt engineering that makes it seem like there are these magic incantations you need to learn and practice to get high-quality LLM results. The record from this project suggests a different lesson — the importance of review and engagement. I read back through 74 recorded sessions of building the Census of Governments API with an AI agent to find how often the model made mistakes and how they were caught. The answers are planning each session, questioning the agent’s designs, grounding the work in published documentation, and careful review.

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