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    Learning paths

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    Beads and Gas City

    Two guides on coding agents: Beads keeps their work from getting lost between sessions, and Gas City runs many of them reliably.

    • Beads: Durable Work Memory for Coding Agents→
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    Your Reads Should Not Design Your Writes

    Why wide update bodies can't tell an omitted field from a cleared one, and how small, replaceable write resources avoid the problem.

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    Assumptions-First Task Planning Skill

    A Claude Code skill that turns a ticket into a self-contained plan, tags every assumption with its source, and proves them before any code is written.

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    Claude Prose Linter

    A portable Claude skill that lints prose for AI tells and filler, then runs a self-review for what a grep can't catch.

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    Tech Radar

    About This Radar

    Lucent Owls's technology radar reflecting current assessments based on real-world experience. These recommendations evolve as technologies mature and new options emerge.

    The Rings

    • ADOPT — Technologies in active production use, confidently recommended
    • TRIAL — Technologies being tested in real projects
    • ASSESS — Technologies under evaluation for specific use cases
    • HOLD — Technologies warranting caution or best avoided

    The Quadrants

    • Languages & Frameworks — Programming languages and development frameworks
    • Platforms — Cloud platforms, databases, and infrastructure services
    • Techniques — Architectural patterns, methodologies, and practices
    • Tools — Development tools, CI/CD, and operational software

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