# 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-28497.md>)

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Author: Addy Osmani

Published: 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Addy Osmani](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/addy-osmani.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [event driven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/event-driven.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/implementation.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>)

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## AI overview

A field guide to building a repeatable software factory while keeping humans responsible for product intent, system design, quality standards, code review, and final merge decisions. It recommends early and continuous quality checks, deliberate constraints, and event-driven automation when ordinary coding workflows are no longer sufficient.

## Source excerpt

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