Triple
T5996891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Whittaker (software engineer) |
E133493
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
How to Break Software
"How to Break Software" is a practical software testing book that teaches systematic techniques for finding defects by thinking like an attacker of software systems.
|
E560746
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: How to Break Software | Statement: [James Whittaker (software engineer), notableWork, How to Break Software]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Break Software Context triple: [James Whittaker (software engineer), notableWork, How to Break Software]
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A.
How To Become A Hacker
"How To Become A Hacker" is a widely read essay by Eric S. Raymond that explains hacker culture, ethics, and the skills and attitudes needed to participate in the open-source software community.
-
B.
SmartBear Software
SmartBear Software is a software company known for its tools that support API development, testing, and monitoring, including stewardship of the popular Swagger ecosystem.
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C.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a highly influential essay and book on open-source software development that contrasts centralized, top-down programming models with decentralized, collaborative approaches.
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D.
The Practice of Programming
The Practice of Programming is a widely respected book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that teaches practical software development techniques, emphasizing clear code, debugging, testing, and performance.
-
E.
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Working Effectively with Legacy Code is a widely respected software engineering book by Michael Feathers that teaches practical techniques for understanding, testing, and safely modifying existing codebases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: How to Break Software Triple: [James Whittaker (software engineer), notableWork, How to Break Software]
Generated description
"How to Break Software" is a practical software testing book that teaches systematic techniques for finding defects by thinking like an attacker of software systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Break Software Target entity description: "How to Break Software" is a practical software testing book that teaches systematic techniques for finding defects by thinking like an attacker of software systems.
-
A.
How To Become A Hacker
"How To Become A Hacker" is a widely read essay by Eric S. Raymond that explains hacker culture, ethics, and the skills and attitudes needed to participate in the open-source software community.
-
B.
SmartBear Software
SmartBear Software is a software company known for its tools that support API development, testing, and monitoring, including stewardship of the popular Swagger ecosystem.
-
C.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a highly influential essay and book on open-source software development that contrasts centralized, top-down programming models with decentralized, collaborative approaches.
-
D.
The Practice of Programming
The Practice of Programming is a widely respected book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that teaches practical software development techniques, emphasizing clear code, debugging, testing, and performance.
-
E.
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Working Effectively with Legacy Code is a widely respected software engineering book by Michael Feathers that teaches practical techniques for understanding, testing, and safely modifying existing codebases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c00870ddbc81909880fa3864f4f38d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c04e963f3c819082dd755e328ab947 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c10876d4d0819083ac7431c8abaedd |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c10987f5588190ac9305b84d8916a7 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c10afbee8081909cf516ae7cda7ccf |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:05 p.m.