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Context Engineering with Dex Horthy: The Key to AI-Assisted Software That Doesn't Sacrifice Quality
The Pragmatic Engineer·July 15, 2026
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Summary
Dex Horthy (founder of Humanloop, a leading eval/prompt management platform) explains context engineering — the discipline of structuring what context AI sees so it can produce better code without sacrificing quality. This is positioned as the key skill for effective AI-assisted development teams.
Why this signal
Directly addresses Neo's #4 focus area: collaborative context sharing across teams. Dex Horthy is building the infrastructure for exactly this problem. Preview only — Neo should seek the full episode, as it's likely to have concrete frameworks applicable to Thomas Engineering.
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The Pragmatic Engineer · 7/15/2026
Context engineering with Dex Horthy