Practical reference
Resources.
Guides and tools for delivery decisions and working with AI coding agents.
Cost of Delay
Start with why waiting matters. Then work out what it costs in your situation.
What does waiting cost?
Value, urgency and the cost of getting an outcome later.
Read the explanation →Put numbers to itHow do I calculate it?
A worked example, an uncertainty range and a worksheet for your own estimate.
Work through the calculation →Explore the opportunityCost of Delay calculator
Choose a value curve, move the deadline and compare two delivery dates.
Try the calculator →Compare delivery orderWhich feature should go first?
Sequence one-off and recurring value across one or more development streams.
Try the simulator →Working with AI
Give coding agents direction, useful context and checks that change what happens next.
Working with AI coding agents
Keep the outcome, implementation and evidence connected.
Read the overview →Direction and feedbackLoop engineering
Forward pressure, back pressure and a practical tool map.
Design the loop →Make boundaries concreteScaffolding
Folders, contracts and examples that guide the implementation.
Explore scaffolding →Find the right contextProgressive disclosure
Useful indexes and summaries that lead to current source.
Build a context trail →Built on useful ideas
The Cost of Delay guides draw on Black Swan Farming. The AI guides draw on Beyond Coding's interview on coding agents. Each guide links to its sources and separates illustrative examples from real-world evidence.