kenn software

The Kenn blog

Software is a
human endeavor.

Notes on building software, working with agents,
and keeping humans in the loop.

  1. Wes McKinney

    How Kenn is doing Agentic Engineering

    How we build at Kenn: human-led design, continuous verification, and the tools that keep us accountable.

  2. Wes McKinney

    The Clanker Constitution

    A set of operating principles for coding agents, grounded in judgment, accountability, and respect for the work.

  3. Wes McKinney

    The Mythical Agent-Month

    Coding is faster than ever. Design, scope, and taste are still the hard part of building great software.

  4. Wes McKinney

    From Human Ergonomics to Agent Ergonomics

    Fast build-test cycles, easy distribution, and runtime performance are changing language choices as agents write more of the code.