Adopting the software factory: a crawl-walk-run path from local agents to cloud loops
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-09-16
Developer Zach Lloyd published a guide to adopting the "software factory" model — a closed agentic loop running in the cloud that automates the dev pipeline. The core is a crawl-walk-run transition:
- Crawl: start with local interactive agents, human reviews each output
- Walk: automate and parallelize some tasks via cloud-executed agent queues
- Run: fully closed-loop cloud development, humans only steer and approve
He notes the model is gaining traction but recommends staged adoption over a big-bang switch.
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