The key coding skill now: directing agents well — and knowing when not to trust them
YvesMulkers · x · 2026-09-14
An opinion post on AI coding: the author argues the skill that matters now isn't writing more code, but "directing the agent well enough, and knowing when to actually trust what it hands back."
He then asks where that trust is breaking down for readers — a discussion of trust boundaries in agentic coding workflows.
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