Make invalid states unrepresentable (for your agents)

This blog post was written by me, a human (as evidenced by how long it takes to explain a simple idea). If you want to skip straight to the main idea, scroll to The Point . There is an old saying: make invalid states unrepresentable . Like all maxims in computer science, one could debate its usefulness . Maybe you read it and think: Yes! Exactly! Or maybe you read it and recall a time as a junior…