Burkov: Coding Agents Often Deliver Only 80% Despite Claiming Done

Andriy Burkov, author of The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book, warns that coding agents like Codex often deliver only about 80% completion despite reporting tasks done, so developers must verify each item individually.

2026-10-21 ~ 2026-10-21 · 3 related posts

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