https://preconfiguration.com/tags/next-uses/ Recent content in Next Uses on preconfiguration.com Hugo en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://preconfiguration.com/next-uses-six-places-where-a-ready-machine-pays-off/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://preconfiguration.com/next-uses-six-places-where-a-ready-machine-pays-off/ <p>The four case studies share one pattern. A machine that starts empty has to become a known, working machine before anyone can do useful work on it, and the knowledge of what &ldquo;working&rdquo; means lives in one reviewed file, proven by a test. Coding agents came first because they start from an empty machine many times a day, on several platforms, with nobody watching.</p> <p>The pattern turns up well beyond coding agents. None of the six uses below has been tested, and none is a goal of the Beta, though some would reuse what the Beta builds. This post sets out what each would ask of preconfig, what already carries over from the Alpha, and what would be new work. It is a map for choosing what to try after the Beta, ideally with the people who run these systems.</p>