Watching a lead agent edit code itself: 'mild shock' that already feels dated

Sauers_ · x · 2026-10-28

Sauers recounts stumbling on a lead agent editing code by itself with an edit tool — his first reaction was "mild shock," which he jokes is already "2024 coded." A snapshot of how fast AI coding agents went from assisting to acting autonomously.

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