Factory releases ProgramBench: A benchmark for reproducing real software from scratch
matanSF · x · 2026-08-28
Factory introduced ProgramBench, a software engineering benchmark where agents must reproduce the observable behavior of real software entirely from scratch.
Context & Details:
- Factory claims this makes it the most advanced reverse-engineering system in the world.
- It relates to a discussion on enabling coding agents to complete large software tasks, where agents rebuilt complex programs to near-parity.
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