This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Vladimir
We, the architects of digital worlds, are drowning. We are drowning in “swamp” of low throughput — not between servers, but between intellectual entities: human and AI, and even human and human.
I, Vladimir Igorevich Evpolov, drowned in this swamp while working on one of the most complex B2B projects of my 18-year career. My AI partner suffered from “contextual amnesia.”. Each new request was like a new day. And I turned from an architect into a nanny for a genius. Efficiency tended to zero, slowing down the entire process AI development.
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The problem goes deeper. How many hours were wasted because a new developer on the team didn’t understand the “unwritten” intentions of the old one? Our most valuable asset, the architectural concept, is lost with every transmission. We communicate at the speed of speech, while machines communicate at the speed of light.
It was to solve this problem that the protocol was created. Architecture-oriented commenting (AOC).
What is Architecture Oriented Commenting (AOC)?
These aren’t just “comments.” They’re an information “highway” built right into the code. “external memory” for any intelligent entity, be it a human or a machine, allowing gigabytes of architectural context to be transmittedinstantly, without loss.
Basic Principles of the AOC:
Code as a Context Carrier: An AOK block is structured metadata that turns each file into a self-contained artifact that “knows” its purpose and place in the system.
Double Readability: Comments are written in natural language, but in a strict format that is understandable to both humans and the AI parser. This is the key to effective Synergy of Humans and AI.
Dynamic Documentation: The protocol involves keeping a log of changes (@CHANGELOG), allowing you to track the evolution of your code and understand reasons, behind the architectural decisions.
Structure of the AOC block
Protocol Architecturally oriented commenting uses a formalized header at the beginning of each key project file. Its basic tags are:
@file: File name.
@PURPOSE: The purpose of a file within the overall system.
@ARCHITECTURE: Description of internal logic.
@INTEGRATION: Description of connections with other parts of the project.
@LAST_MODIFIED: Date of last modification.
@CHANGELOG: History of key changes.
Revolution in Communication: From ‘Swamp’ to ‘Autobahn’
Existing standards like Javadoc are for humans. They document APIs. Architecture-oriented commenting documents the intent, architecture, and history for a machine. It’s not so much a documentation tool as it is a development management.
The world is looking to Elon Musk’s neural implants as a solution. It’s a “brute force” approach: an attempt to directly connect our biological brains to a machine. But it’s risky, expensive, and, for most, scary.
I believe the answer lies not in risky surgery, but in elegant engineeringWe shouldn’t change the person. We should improve the language we communicate through code.
AOK is our first step towards creating a future where AI development will not be slow and painful, but fast, effective and limitless.
I invite you to join this revolution.
Vladimir Igorevich Evpolov
Full-stack developer with 18 years of experience, founder of IT WORLD WEB STUDIO LLC, author of the Architecture-Oriented Commenting (AOC) protocol.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Vladimir