I Pre-Registered a Hypothesis. 600 API Calls Later, the Data Killed It.
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A stranger on DEV.to said "run this experiment." I ran it at n=600. Here's what happened — including the part where he caught me reporting post-hoc findings as if they were planned. The Backstory Mike Czerwinski read my article about AI agents following rules. He proposed a specific experiment: test prose-format rules under a mechanical gate. Can you get both 100% compliance AND deep reasoning by writing rules as narrative instead of commands? I had pilot data suggesting yes. Mike pointed out…
1Key Takeaways
- A stranger on DEV.to said "run this experiment." I ran it at n=600.
- Here's what happened — including the part where he caught me reporting post-hoc findings as if they were planned.
- The Backstory Mike Czerwinski read my article about AI agents following rules.
- He proposed a specific experiment: test prose-format rules under a mechanical gate.
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — ML reports that a stranger on DEV.to said "run this experiment." I ran it at n=600.
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