Thorsten Ball's agent workflow essay sparks pushback: don't 'lean into async'
teropa · x · 2026-10-27
Thorsten Ball published 'How I Work with Agents' (Oct 2026), advising always to use the latest models since a 10%-wrong model costs more in rework. Steve Krouse pushed back, citing Bret Victor: 'lean into async' is like telling a craftsperson to become a manager—you lose connection to details; he cares about TTFT and tok/s so agents run 100x faster and coding flow survives, calling today the 'dial-up era of AI.' The article's practical tips: demand irrefutable proof (walkthroughs, demo videos, before/after numbers) and put 'this is not evidence' in AGENTS.md; don't wait on agents—give bigger tasks and batch; use schedules/heartbeats ('check logs in 2hrs', 'check daily at 9am').
Related event: Thorsten Ball shares his agent workflow: always use the newest model(3 posts)→
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