Software Factory Architecture Mitigation Recommendations
Based on 'Why Software Factories Fail', agent coding loops degrade rapidly when feedback is unverified and context is unbounded.
1. Implement Context Pruning & Isolation: Never feed full conversation histories back into agent prompts. Truncate context to recent AST diffs and explicit interface contracts.
2. Fast CI Feedback Loops: Keep integration test latency under 5 seconds. High latency increases parallel queue divergence and context memory staling.
3. Human-in-the-Loop Observability Gates: Insert strict verification checkpoints before production deployment to catch silent semantic regressions that pass standard unit tests.