14. Memory, Compaction and Checkpoints (Managing Context in Long Sessions)

You know, there's this very specific psychological baggage we bring to the table every single time we sit down to work with an AI.

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of it's, like, right, including: I mean, think about it.

1. 01Explaining who we are, what our code base looks like, our testing preferences just over and over again
2. 02We assume it's either a goldfish with a 10-second memory or a supercomputer that never forgets a solitary detail
3. 03Maybe you're a senior engineer prepping for a massive multi-day refactor, and you need to know how your tools are going to hold up