Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness
Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/beyond-grep-the-case-for-a-context-rich-ai-coding-harness/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@arstechnica Surely the use of an LLM would be far inferior to grep? One of the strong points of grep is that it runs really quickly, which is basically the inverse of a model.
It seems like using it that way would just have it blow up the context window, and reduce its usefulness.