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by softwaredoug 18 days ago
This is exactly why I advocate people write code, even in a world where agents code “better”

It’s not enough to read code. You don’t internalize it. You need to experience it painfully :)

Also agents frequently defensively wrap old code instead of questioning whether legacy paths should exist. You get this nested doll layering effect of extremely large amounts of defensive code.

https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2026/07/09/write-code