AI coding agents cannot replace senior engineering thinking yet
bendee983 · x · 2026-08-22
Blogger @bendee983 cited Uncle Bob's observation that breaking problems into independent stories implemented by non-collaborating agents leads to poor outcomes. The blogger added that currently, only engineers with strong expertise can get the best results from AI coding agents. "Normies" relying solely on high-level prompts will fail, though models may eventually bridge this gap.
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