Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness
Agentic Development Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness Augment Code’s Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context. Samuel Axon – Jul 20, 2026 7:20 am | 20 Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation. Credit: Augment Code Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation.
- ▪Agentic Development Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness Augment Code’s Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.
- ▪Samuel Axon – Jul 20, 2026 7:20 am | 20 Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation.
- ▪Credit: Augment Code Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation.
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Agentic Development Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness Augment Code’s Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context. Samuel Axon – Jul 20, 2026 7:20 am | 20 Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation. Credit: Augment Code Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation. Credit: Augment Code Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav There are a lot of AI coding applications out there, and as impressive as large language models and the agents they enable have become, many of the most recent developments in AI-assisted development have been in the software that manages those models, not just the…
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