AI coding agents excel at complex tasks but still need human guidance for system-level issues
bendee983 · x · 2026-08-14
Developer bendee983 responds to Martin Casado's view that AI code generation is saturated, noting that current LLMs and AI coding agents are increasingly good at complex coding tasks including multi-file modifications on large codebases, though code quality is debatable. However, for system-wide issues like scale, performance, and maintainability, AI agents still require significant hand-holding and back-and-forth, making software engineering experience highly valuable.
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