303-Page Field Guide to Code Models and Agents
mdancho84 · x · 2026-07-13
A group of researchers from ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent, and various universities has released a **303-page** field guide on "Code Models and Programming Agents." It discusses practical experiences with models and agents on coding tasks, rather than just offering a superficial overview. The post also highlights a key takeaway: **if trained with the right reinforcement learning methods (RLVR / verifiable rewards)**, small models can close the gap with or even rival large models on reasoning-based coding tasks.
Related event: Small Model Breakthroughs with RL and New Coding Agent Guide(2 posts)→
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