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Agent Architecture & SDLC

How agents are structured and where they fit into the software development lifecycle.

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Topics

5 topics — scope and references for each.

Single-agent vs. multi-agent tradeoffs
When one agent is enough and when to split into several. Students learn the basic tradeoff: a single agent is simpler to build and debug, while multiple spec…
Specialized sub-agents — planner, navigator, editor, executor
A common architecture mirrors a human development team: distinct agents for planning, code localisation/navigation, editing, and execution/testing. Students…
Where agents fit into the SDLC
Placing agents within the real development lifecycle — requirements, design, implementation, testing, review, deployment — rather than treating them as a sta…
Repo-level reasoning & multi-file context
The hard problem that distinguishes serious coding agents: reasoning across an entire codebase and its cross-file dependencies, not just a single file. Stude…
Matching model size to task per agent
A cost-and-quality optimisation. Not every agent needs the most capable model; classification, extraction, and formatting can often run on smaller, cheaper m…

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