Loop & Harness EngineeringGeoffrey Huntley

Ralph (Wiggum) loop presented at a meetup; blog post published July 2025

Presented the Ralph (Wiggum) loop at a meetup; published it on his blog in July 2025

Why it matters

The prototype of loop engineering that discards the context on every iteration and keeps state in git and files

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Presshumanlayer.devhttps://www.humanlayer.dev/blog/brief-history-of-ralph

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