Loop & Harness EngineeringGeoffrey Huntley

Ralph (Wiggum) loop presented at a meetup; blog post published July 2025

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Presented the Ralph (Wiggum) loop at a meetup; published it on his blog in July 2025

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The prototype of loop engineering that discards the context on every iteration and keeps state in git and files

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