Eighteen weeks ago Adam handed his decade-old ORM layer to an AI agent. This week he kills the whole refactor — and the feeling that comes isn't regret, it's relief. Somewhere in the grind he realized he'd only ever weighed two options, push through or admit defeat, and both assumed he had to see it to the end. This week is about sunk cost — how being partway down a road can convince you that you owe it the rest of the way, and how freeing it is to decide you don't. Follow the show and be sure to join the discussion on Discord! Our website is workingcode.dev and we're @workingcode.dev on Bluesky. New episodes drop weekly on Thursday. And, if you're feeling the love, support us on Patreon. Mentioned in this episode: 249: 10 Years of Tech Debt — where Adam first handed the ORM layer to an agent With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media. Full show notes and transcript here: https://workingcode.dev/episodes/265-knowing-when-to-stop/

Working Code

Adam Tuttle, Ben Nadel, Carol Hamilton, Tim Cunningham

265: Knowing When to Stop

JUL 2, 202653 MIN
Working Code

265: Knowing When to Stop

JUL 2, 202653 MIN

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Eighteen weeks ago Adam handed his decade-old ORM layer to an AI agent. This week he kills the whole refactor — and the feeling that comes isn't regret, it's relief. Somewhere in the grind he realized he'd only ever weighed two options, push through or admit defeat, and both assumed he had to see it to the end. This week is about sunk cost — how being partway down a road can convince you that you owe it the rest of the way, and how freeing it is to decide you don't.Follow the show and be sure to join the discussion on Discord! Our website is workingcode.dev and we're @workingcode.dev on Bluesky. New episodes drop weekly on Thursday.And, if you're feeling the love, support us on Patreon.Mentioned in this episode:249: 10 Years of Tech Debt — where Adam first handed the ORM layer to an agentWith audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.Full show notes and transcript here.