Telling Coding Agents to 'Keep Cranking Away' Works Better Than 'Proceed'
doodlestein · x · 2026-08-09
A developer observed that giving AI coding agents encouraging instructions like 'keep cranking away' yields better results than simply saying 'proceed'.
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