NEWS · CODING · #1266
Patrick Debois presents 'Context Is the New Code' at QCon London
At QCon London, Patrick Debois argued for treating context as a first-class engineering artifact—applying SDLC practices (testing, CI/CD, package management, security scanning) to context to scale AI coding agents, control non-deterministic outputs, and preserve organizational knowledge. He discussed standards and tools such as AGENTS.md, referenced models like Claude, and cited context tools (Context7, Ref) and organizational practices for generating, evaluating, distributing, and observing context.
KEY POINTS
- At QCon London, Patrick Debois argued for treating context as a first-class engineering artifact—applying SDLC practices (testing, CI/CD, package management, security scanning) to context to scale AI coding agents, control non-deterministic outputs, and preserve organizational knowledge.
- He discussed standards and tools such as AGENTS.md, referenced models like Claude, and cited context tools (Context7, Ref) and organizational practices for generating, evaluating, distributing, and observing context.
- This frames 'context-as-code' operational practices that help teams scale and govern AI coding agents and maintain reproducible organizational knowledge.
WHY IT MATTERS
This frames 'context-as-code' operational practices that help teams scale and govern AI coding agents and maintain reproducible organizational knowledge.