MEGA

Kent C. Dodds

Week 3 · Product

Nov 9 – Nov 15, 2026

Direct AI toward meaningful system changes and verify what ships.

product mechanics → intent → development → verification → learning

Deliver quality software at AI leverage. Official

Full lessons are available below. The original outline goals and exercises remain for reference and retain their Inferred badges.

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Lesson 1 · MON · NOV 9, 2026Official

Mechanics Behind Product Engineering

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Key concepts

  • Shift
  • Ownership
  • Judgment
  • Systems Thinking
  • Leverage

Goals

  • Explain shift and ownership as they apply to working with agents Inferred
  • Apply judgment, systems thinking, leverage in a real repo Inferred

Exercises

  • In your own repo, write a one-page note on how 'Shift' currently shows up in your agent workflow, then change one thing and compare results Inferred
  • Build a small artifact covering 'Leverage' and verify it with a repeatable check Inferred

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Lesson 2 · TUE · NOV 10, 2026Official

Translating Intent into Agent Work

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Key concepts

  • Intent
  • Context
  • Requirements
  • Specifications
  • Decomposition
  • Evaluation

Goals

  • Explain intent and context as they apply to working with agents Inferred
  • Apply requirements, specifications, decomposition, evaluation in a real repo Inferred

Exercises

  • In your own repo, write a one-page note on how 'Intent' currently shows up in your agent workflow, then change one thing and compare results Inferred
  • Build a small artifact covering 'Evaluation' and verify it with a repeatable check Inferred

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Lesson 3 · WED · NOV 11, 2026Official

AI-Native Product Development

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Key concepts

  • Exploration
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Feedback
  • Engineering
  • Delivery

Goals

  • Explain exploration and planning as they apply to working with agents Inferred
  • Apply execution, feedback, engineering, delivery in a real repo Inferred

Exercises

  • In your own repo, write a one-page note on how 'Exploration' currently shows up in your agent workflow, then change one thing and compare results Inferred
  • Build a small artifact covering 'Delivery' and verify it with a repeatable check Inferred

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Lesson 4 · THU · NOV 12, 2026Official

Verifying Product Outcomes

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Key concepts

  • Acceptance
  • Review
  • Verification
  • System Diff
  • Quality Gates

Goals

  • Explain acceptance and review as they apply to working with agents Inferred
  • Apply verification, system diff, quality gates in a real repo Inferred

Exercises

  • In your own repo, write a one-page note on how 'Acceptance' currently shows up in your agent workflow, then change one thing and compare results Inferred
  • Build a small artifact covering 'Quality Gates' and verify it with a repeatable check Inferred

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Lesson 5 · FRI · NOV 13, 2026Official

Products That Learn After Release

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Key concepts

  • Signals
  • Observation
  • Synthesis
  • Decisions
  • Feedback Loops

Goals

  • Explain signals and observation as they apply to working with agents Inferred
  • Apply synthesis, decisions, feedback loops in a real repo Inferred

Exercises

  • In your own repo, write a one-page note on how 'Signals' currently shows up in your agent workflow, then change one thing and compare results Inferred
  • Build a small artifact covering 'Feedback Loops' and verify it with a repeatable check Inferred

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