Fragments: March 26

This article by Martin Fowler, dated March 26, 2026, discusses two main topics. First, it highlights an Anthropic study where 80,000 users were interviewed about AI, revealing that people hold mixed feelings of hope and fear based on their values, with optimism varying by geography—more optimism in less developed countries. Second, it covers Julias Shaw's advice on specification-driven development for LLMs, emphasizing that writing a spec is not enough; developers must encode specs into automated tests to enforce contracts. The article also briefly touches on a Lawfare piece about Iran covert action and U.S. national security challenges, but the core focus remains on AI and software development practices.