Dev rants: coding agents taint codebases with leftover comments after every fix
blelbach · x · 2026-10-29
A developer shares his top pet peeve with coding agents: dialogue artifacts contaminate the codebase. Ask the agent to do X and it also does Y; tell it to remove Y and it does — but leaves comments everywhere like "X does x; don't worry, we don't do Y." A relatable pain point in AI-assisted development workflows.
More from coding & agent
- Awesome AI Apps repo: 132 open-source agent and RAG projects, 16.7k stars — Arindam_1729 · 2026-10-29
- My MCP Server Runs 100% of My SaaS, Yet I Still Open the UI Daily — Storm39276 · 2026-10-29
- Dev uses Claude to turn clunky old patent drawings into an interactive browsing site — jwt0625 · 2026-10-29
- Unofficial REA Guide: Use doctor to Tell MCP Registration From Provider Readiness — tian521057 · 2026-10-29
- OpenAI Log Preservation Order Shows Agent Builders Don't Control Data Retention — srivas_ashi · 2026-10-29
- Open-Source Orinyx Launches MCP Tool to Independently Verify Healthcare AI Agent Outputs — Practical_Green5775 · 2026-10-29