> Markdown version of [/@walden-yan](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@walden-yan). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Walden Yan
Co-founder of Cognition building infrastructure for AI-written software.

## About

Walden Yan builds tools for an era where machines write the code. As a co-founder of Cognition, he focuses on the new reality of software development: what happens when AI generates applications faster than humans can read them.

His work tackles the messy reality of production. When agents and assistants write the software, deploying and debugging it requires a completely different stack. Walden explores how infrastructure must adapt to support code that no human fully understands.


## Upcoming Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [Running AI-Written Software in Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1879-running-ai-written) · 30 min