September 1, 2026 at 5:49 am
Synekism turns 16! In some places, it can legally drive now. Well, unlike prior years, I do actually have a chunky update.
Just came off from a 5 week vacation focused on Synekism. I'm quite happy with all that I managed to do. There was plenty of core engine work, but I also finally ported the original Synekism code over to the new engine. This means I'm finally back to the level I was 16 years ago. Progress!
Will try to maintain the momentum going forward now. I've said this before but that was before the golden age of AI agents.
Yes, like the rest of the world, I'm using agents for coding which greatly accelerated the work. Unlike most of the world though, I don't want to completely lose touch with my code. I think I found a sweet spot where I let agents loose but I don't let them commit. I still review every single commit.
Also, turns out, 16 years of "custom engine" work that focused on structure, wrappers, conventions, and lots of unit tests, paid off. It's almost perfectly set up for agents and it's how I got a few years' worth of accumulated todos done in 5 weeks.