AI, Strategy, and Engineering
"Clean code" is not self-documenting when it comes to why it was written that way.
Most software documentation explains what the code does. But it rarely captures why it was designed that way in the first place.
And that's the difference between maintenance nightmares and compounding team velocity.
Example: "This function splits data into two chunks" tells me what. But "This split aligns with hardware X's cache size to optimize compute" tells me why it exists, and when it might need to change.
That's strategic documentation. It protects design intent across team churn, saves months of rework, and gives future engineers the context to evolve systems confidently.
Your code should solve today's problem. Your documentation should future-proof tomorrow's decisions.
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