# Context engineering with Dex Horthy

DevFeed: [Context engineering with Dex Horthy](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/context-engineering-with-dex-horthy-18171.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/context-engineering-with-dex-horthy>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-07-15T16:08:59Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [context-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context-engineering.md>), [langchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/langchain.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>)

## AI overview

Dex Horthy discusses context engineering for working around LLM context limitations in AI-assisted software development. The conversation covers context engineering, harness engineering, loop engineering, software factories, and automating more of the software development lifecycle while maintaining code quality.

## Source excerpt

Dex Horthy explains why context engineering is key to building more effective AI-assisted software without sacrificing code quality.