"Babysitting agents beats babysitting people": the new dev workflow reality
WhatTheLJW · x · 2026-10-22
A short but resonant take: "NGL babysitting agents is better than people." The quip captures a growing sentiment among developers orchestrating autonomous agents — supervising AI workers can feel less draining than coordinating human teams.
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