--- title: StrongDM Software Factory | daily.dev description: StrongDM built a "Software Factory" where AI agents autonomously write, test, and validate code without human intervention. The approach emerged after Claude... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/strongdm-software-factory-svjsqf1ss twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: StrongDM Software Factory | daily.dev og:description: StrongDM built a "Software Factory" where AI agents autonomously write, test, and validate code without human intervention. The approach emerged after Claude... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/strongdm-software-factory-svjsqf1ss og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SVJSQF1SS.png og:image:alt: StrongDM Software Factory og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # StrongDM Software Factory **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary StrongDM built a "Software Factory" where AI agents autonomously write, test, and validate code without human intervention. The approach emerged after Claude 3.5's October 2024 update enabled long-horizon coding that compounds correctness rather than errors. Key innovations include replacing traditional tests with "scenarios" (end-to-end user stories validated by LLMs), measuring success through "satisfaction" scores rather than boolean pass/fail, and creating a "Digital Twin Universe" - behavioral clones of third-party services like Okta and Slack for unlimited validation. The team operates under strict rules: humans must not write or review code, with a target of $1,000+ daily token spend per engineer. This represents a fundamental shift in software economics where previously infeasible approaches (like building full SaaS replicas for testing) become routine. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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