New book frames context engineering as an old discipline applied to partly-prompt AI systems
alex_mikhalev · reddit · 2026-10-19
The author has published a book on context engineering, arguing it is an old discipline — configuration management, systems engineering, domain-driven design — applied to systems that are partly prompts, partly knowledge, partly retrieval, and partly emergent behavior.
The 25 chapters cover:
- Context drift
- Knowledge graphs vs vector embeddings
- Token budgets and skill architecture
- Judge harnesses and evidence lineage
- Validation gates and enterprise governance
It targets senior developers, engineering managers, and architects who need AI to be dependable in production. Available on Kindle.
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