Matt Pocock lists common AI coding mistakes: effort too high, over-aligning, weak automated review
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-10-13
TypeScript educator Matt Pocock lists frequent mistakes when working with AI coding agents: reasoning effort set too high, overly long skills, failing to align before starting (or aligning too often), lax automated checks, token-inefficient custom tooling, too little automated review, not reviewing past coding sessions with an agent, and excessive human review. He invites follow-up questions on how to improve.
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