Old mental models now hurt products more than coding agents' limits, says Jon Finger
mrjonfinger · x · 2026-11-12
Investor Jon Finger argues that the bigger barrier to great products today is no longer the limitations of coding agents but established mental models of how to build. The tools have outpaced our workflows, and sticking to traditional software-development instincts now holds agents back.
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