yacineMTB on coding agents: huge progress, but you still can't stop babysitting them
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-05
AI developer yacineMTB riffs on how much room remains between today's coding agents and the "I don't have to baby this thing anymore" bar — models keep getting dramatically better yet still need a human present to whip them into shape.
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