# Human judgment doesn't leave the software factory. It relocates.

DevFeed: [Human judgment doesn't leave the software factory. It relocates.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/human-judgment-doesn-t-leave-the-software-factory-it-relocates-18053.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://addyo.substack.com/p/human-judgment-doesnt-leave-the-software>)

Author: Addy Osmani

Published: 2026-08-21T14:31:12Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Elevate](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/elevate.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [event driven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/event-driven.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-requests.md>), [mutation-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mutation-testing.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [event-driven](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event-driven.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [mutation-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mutation-testing.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quality.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

This field guide explains how to build a repeatable software factory while preserving human judgment and ownership. It recommends human involvement in product intent, system design, quality standards, code review, and merge decisions, supported by automated checks and deliberate experimentation. The article argues that a factory is most useful when work must be repeatable and event-driven across queues such as GitHub issues, Slack, Linear, or a backlog.

## Source excerpt

A field guide to building a software factory that still has an owner.