Published 4 July 2026
In Praise of the Rough Idea
Manifesto Marco Mariotti
The roadmap in chapters
A blog that reads like a novel
Each arc is a chapter. We tell you where First Draft is heading and why, one article at a time.
- Arc I
- 3/8
- In pipeline
- 12
- Bylines
- 2
The discipline of generated code
Jul – Sep 2026 · written by Marco
From controlling code to reading it, to the edge of what we won't delegate. An arc on personal discipline in the age of AI.
3 of 8 published
Published 14 July 2026
In the AI Era, We Read More Than We Write
TechHuman Marco Mariotti
Published 24 July 2026
Learning to Steer, Not to Race
HumanAI Marco Mariotti
Planned 3 August 2026
The fine line of code
TechAI Marco Mariotti
Planned August 2026
What I don't delegate to AI
TechHumanAI Marco Mariotti
Planned August 2026
Case study: 22s → 1.1s
Tech Marco Mariotti
Planned September 2026
The hidden cost of code you didn't write
TechHuman Marco Mariotti
Planned September 2026
Ups and downs of a distributed Italy–Albania team
HumanAI Marco Mariotti
Designing the human-AI loop
Sep 2026 → · a choral arc
From personal discipline to the system. No longer "me and the code", but me designing the dev↔AI loop, and the human themes around it.
0 of 7 published
Planned September 2026
The new loop
TechAIHuman Marco Mariotti
Planned October 2026
Music #1: the origin
HumanAI Fabio Ziliani
Planned October 2026
Fantastic contexts and where to find them
TechHuman Marco Mariotti
Planned October 2026
Music #2: depth
HumanAI Fabio Ziliani
Planned November 2026
Context → automatic documentation
TechHuman Marco Mariotti
Planned November 2026
Music #3: originality
HumanAI Fabio Ziliani
Planned November 2026
Music #4: value
HumanAI Fabio Ziliani
Coming soon
A thread on AI and ethics, being shaped together with a collaborator. The number of pieces and topics will be announced here as soon as they're ready.