Agent developer spends 90% of his time on planning, citing the Brooklyn Bridge engineer
doodlestein · x · 2026-09-23
Engineer doodstein notes that for two years he has stressed the paramount importance of planning in agentic software development, where he spends 90%+ of his human time — and a quote from the Brooklyn Bridge engineer explains why it's truer now than ever.
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