Luke Wroblewski

Humanizing tech. MD: Sutter Hill Ventures Founder: Polar (Google acquired) Bagcheck (Twitter acquired) Wrote: Mobile First, Web Form Design Pre: NCSA eBay Yahoo

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

design teams have spent years trying to get people to actually read their design system documentation. agents can read them every single time they write code.

new article on design systems for agents:
https://t.co/MYvG4UyQSS

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

I've spent decades writing about & giving talks on how to optimize interface designs. turning that into an agent that evaluates & then fixes code may be the most useful form it's ever taken.
https://t.co/h5CjfnHIUB

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

@Markiian_B then it'd be even more resourced.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

even the most well resourced design system on Earth...

[JM @JohnnyMorlin]

There’re at least six styles for swipe action buttons in iOS and iPadOS.

This not good.

iOS 27.3 Beta

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

we're not just a wrapper, we're a harness.
we're not just a harness, we're an app.
we're not just an app, we're cloud services.
oh crap, we're SaaS.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

@claviska here's bunch of details:
https://t.co/fRMRDniaL4

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

people have made a lot of LukeWs.
https://t.co/4ckt1UxCgs

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

so many that I can make a LukeW of LukeWs.

[Amelia Wattenberger 🪷 @Wattenberger]

Intent has been my daily driver for over a year now (!) built around the belief that we should work in spaces, not chat threads

we keep working on it for the sole reason that it's our favorite way to code.

- free, open source, bring your own agents
- run it anywhere (mac, windows, linux, any remote, super sleek mobile apps)
- a superset of native agent capabilities by giving them some new primitives (custom hooks, browser tools, freeform notes, &c)
- lots of features dedicated to making it easy to focus on an individual task, and also easy to multitask across 50+ workspaces (ask me how I know)

plus lots of features I'm excited about coming up:
- multiplayer is almost baked
- easy access notch/dock
- stay tuned for more :)

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

@claviska or even just... https://t.co/BCtEeRNKdX

["sam" "breed" @sambreed]

agents should be allowed to write the tests they need to write to build a feature like scaffolding around a construction site.

they should not be allowed to check in those tests, like how a functioning society takes down the scaffolding when the job is done.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

if given free license today's models will err on the side of over documentation instead of the pattern simplification and cohesion needed in an effective design system. so for now... a designers judgment still matters a lot.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

no plan survives contact with the battlefield and no design system survives contact with the product.
new article on how AI agents can fill the gap between design systems & product UI: https://t.co/sHgF2bSkZr

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

also new in this update:
- set workspaces aside without stopping them
- auto-archive idle workspaces
- agents can request secrets privately
- easier provider profiles
- grouped @ mention results
- plus more in release notes: https://t.co/0InBNZHsAw

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

chat threads break down beyond quick tasks. that's why the unit of work in Intent is a workspace with your:
- agents (who's doing the work)
- context (what info they need to do the work)
- files (what they're working on)
- changes (record of the work)
- browsers & terminals (previews/tools for the work)
new update makes this clearer in the UI.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

everyone is building software while their car drives them.

[Sam Pullara @sampullara]

isn’t everyone coding in their @Tesla now? it is 2026! https://t.co/03yH1gcUdO

[Steve MacLaughlin @SMacLaughlin]

“But no matter how robust a design system is, it can't take into account all the potential combinations of layout and functionality a software application needs to work.” — @LukeW

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

becoming even more true: https://t.co/Z4bzaoID0M

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

it's under appreciated how much unlimited tokens is a draw for top-tier talent.

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

and w/ full self driving... in the car
like @sambreed

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

all your agents, all their PRs, all on the couch.
new in Intent mobile today:

- new PRs view
- syntax highlighting for files & commits
- compressed traffic for faster connections
- better Git sync
- iPad mini & iPhone Duo layout fixes
- plus polish & more in release notes: https://t.co/xkl4TLaPwH

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

@alonsarias not exactly, but we do/did update design systems to better align them with agent behavior.

https://t.co/iKC9wxqgqN

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

no plan survives contact with the battlefield and no design system survives contact with the product.
new article on how AI agents can fill the gap between design systems & product UI: https://t.co/sHgF2bSkZr

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

all your agents, all their PRs, all on the couch.
new in Intent mobile today:

- new PRs view
- syntax highlighting for files & commits
- compressed traffic for faster connections
- better Git sync
- iPad mini & iPhone Duo layout fixes
- plus polish & more in release notes: https://t.co/xkl4TLaPwH

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

@TaronGh we do, but not all of design can be codified as rules. many situations require judgement.

https://t.co/lTFsoZWlzX