After deleting linting and type checks, the agent finally ran free
hichaelmart · x · 2026-07-21
## Remove linting, and the agent suddenly runs free In reply to a coding-agent anecdote, the author jokes that after deleting typechecking and linting setup and telling the agent to work in plain JavaScript with only E2E tests as guidance, they let the agent add some JSDoc “as a treat.” The punchline is that the agent is now “bounding around, unshackled,” burning fewer tokens and feeling free — a playful jab at how much guardrails shape agent behavior.
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