[9rx]

What do coding agents need my library for?

Don't they know how to write their own code? Isn't that a coding agent's entire purpose in life?

There must be conflicting definitions out there. What does "coding agent" mean in this context?

[richardblythman]

do we want every coding agent writing everything from scratch for every project?

or would reusability/modularity across projects and teams be beneficial?

[9rx]

The human desire for interoperability would prevent writing everything from scratch, but to the extent that is reasonably possible, yes. We would already do that now if humans weren't a limiting factor. But coding agents, as I know the term, is about removing humans from the equation of writing code. I did ask if there is another interpretation for "coding agent" being used.

Of course, distinct projects is a human construct that computers don't care about. As coding agents evolve (if they do), it isn't likely that the idea of projects will persist long-term.

[weitendorf]

Why did my engineering team handle payments through Stripe instead of building a custom payment processor? Aren’t they supposed to be engineering things?

[9rx]

Coding agents presumably don't know how to deal with non-coding things. Stripe's real value isn't in its technology, but it sorting out the complex human problems associated with payment processing. Sending a number over a network is not any great feat. Getting humans to agree that number has meaning is another matter.

[imtringued]

This is an extremely roundabout way of saying that you need a payment processor license.