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Agentic Coding is a Trap
The productivity gains from these models are real, and so is the friction and understanding that come from engaging with the work on a tangible and frequent basis. Despite the countless failed attempts at trying to democratize coding while not understanding coding, we're faced with the reality that you cannot understand code without engaging with it. And it's become clear that if you don't keep engaging and writing it, you can lose touch with that understanding, which will in turn make you a less capable orchestrator in the first place, rendering this phase of AI coding a strange and needlessly stressful interlude.