● AI Didn't Simplify Software Engineering: It Just Made Bad Engineering Easier (robenglander.com)
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Longitudinal 47 HN snapshots · 90 evals
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Audit Trail 110 entries
2026-03-18 03:15 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.24) - -
2026-03-18 03:15 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.52 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-18 03:15 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-18 03:15 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-18 02:27 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-18 02:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-18 01:20 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.24) - -
2026-03-18 01:20 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.52 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-18 01:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) -0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-18 01:20 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-18 00:43 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-18 00:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 23:59 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-17 23:59 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.28 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-17 23:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) +0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-17 23:59 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-17 23:04 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-17 23:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 22:44 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.24) - -
2026-03-17 22:44 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.52 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-17 22:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-17 22:44 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-17 21:52 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-17 21:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 21:28 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.24) - -
2026-03-17 21:28 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.52 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-17 21:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) -0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-17 21:28 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-17 20:32 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-17 20:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 20:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-17 19:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 19:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-17 01:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-17 01:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) +0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 23:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 23:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) -0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 22:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 22:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) +0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 21:23 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 20:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) -0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 19:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 19:01 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 18:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 17:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 16:49 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 16:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 16:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 16:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 15:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 15:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 14:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 14:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 14:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 14:17 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 13:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 13:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 13:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 13:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 12:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 12:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 11:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 11:47 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 11:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 11:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 10:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 10:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 10:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 09:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 09:23 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 09:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 08:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 08:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 08:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 07:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 07:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 07:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 06:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 06:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 06:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 06:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 05:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 05:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 05:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
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Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 04:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 04:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) +0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 01:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-16 01:32 eval Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.28 (Mild positive) 17,744 tokens +0.08
2026-03-16 01:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative) -0.24
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-16 00:59 eval Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.20 (Mild positive) 19,324 tokens -0.10
2026-03-16 00:28 eval Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 18,032 tokens +0.21
2026-03-15 23:53 eval Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.10 (Neutral) 17,860 tokens +0.03
2026-03-15 23:16 eval Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.07 (Neutral) 17,924 tokens
2026-03-15 22:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-15 22:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-15 18:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-15 17:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
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Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-15 16:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-15 16:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 22:17 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 21:37 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 20:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 19:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 19:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 18:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 18:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 17:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 17:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-14 15:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive)
2026-03-14 15:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
reasoning
Technical article on AI and software engineering, no explicit rights discussion