The Software Development Lifecycle Is Dead
created: Feb. 21, 2026, 6:40 p.m. | updated: Feb. 21, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
D -->|No| B D -->|Yes| E[Ship] style E fill:#d1fae5,stroke:#6ee7b7,color:#065f46The stages collapsed.
graph TD A[Agent generates PR] --> B[Waits for human review] B --> C{Reviewer available?}
C -->|No| D[Sits in queue for hours/days] C -->|Yes| E[Review + Comments] E --> F[Agent addresses feedback] F --> B D --> B style B fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#fca5a5,color:#991b1b style D fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#fca5a5,color:#991b1bThis diagram shouldn’t exist.
Every other safeguard, the design review, the code review, the QA phase, the release sign-off, has been absorbed or eliminated.
graph TD A[Human Intent + Context] --> B[AI Agent] B --> C[Build + Test + Deploy] C --> D[Observe] D -->|Problem| B D -->|Fine| E[Next Intent] E --> B style B fill:#ede9fe,stroke:#c4b5fd,color:#5b21b6Intent.
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