Compound Engineering

A development methodology where each unit of work makes subsequent work easier—not harder.

Core Philosophy

"Each unit of engineering work should make subsequent units of work easier—not harder."

Traditional development accumulates technical debt. Every feature adds complexity. Compound engineering inverts this by creating a learning loop where each bug, failed test, or problem-solving insight gets documented and reused.

The Compound Loop

Plan (40%) → Work (20%) → Review (20%) → Compound (20%)

80% of compound engineering is in planning and review. 20% is in execution.