DavidKPiano: paper and pen beat vibe rambling when directing coding agents
DavidKPiano · x · 2026-10-11
Developer advocate DavidKPiano shares that paper + pen is one of his best tools for working with AI agents: jot raw thoughts on paper first, shape them into a coherent plan, then send it to the agent instead of vague "idk" rambling paragraphs.
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