- Author
- Posted by ingve, with replies from many commenters
- Published
- 5 May 2026
- Kind
- Hacker News discussion thread on a blog post
- Original
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019025
- Subject
- Coding with agents
What it is
The linked post is on dbreunig.com and dated 4 May 2026. It lists ten lessons for coding with agents. It asks what to do when code is cheap. The thread gathers reactions from many commenters.
What it says
- The linked post lists ten lessons, including implement to learn and document intent.
- The post says code is cheap but maintenance, support and security are not.
- Commenter boesboes warns costs may rise 10 to 100 times later.
- Commenter spicyusername reports shipping four features at a time across several projects.
- Commenters such as yodsanklai describe agent code that missed a one line fix.
- Commenter HarHarVeryFunny says coding is a small part of the job, limiting gains.
- Commenter asG1298 says the author works for the Overture Map Foundation, which has big sponsors.
What evidence it gives
The post is a list of tips with no data. The thread is anecdote and argument. One commenter cites defect rates and shipping frequency without a source. Another reports a 30 second stress test falling to about 8ms.
Interests and limits
Commenters are self-selected and many are professional programmers. Claims of large speedups or failures are first-hand and unmeasured. The comment about the author's employer was not checked. Predictions about prices and jobs are guesses.