> Honestly the model that works best for me is treating agents like junior devs working under a senior lead. The expert already knows the architecture and what they want. The agents help crank through the implementation but you're reviewing everything and holding them to passing tests. That's where the productivity gain actually is. When non-developers try to use agents to produce entire systems with no oversight that's where things fall apart.
I tried to approach it that way as well, but I am realizing when I let the agent do the implementation, even with clear instructions, I might miss all the “wrong“ design decisions it takes, because if I only review and do not implement I do not discover the “right“ way to build something. Especially in places where I am not so familiar myself — and those are the places where it is most tempting to rely on an agent.
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> Honestly the model that works best for me is treating agents like junior devs working under a senior lead. The expert already knows the architecture and what they want. The agents help crank through the implementation but you're reviewing everything and holding them to passing tests. That's where the productivity gain actually is. When non-developers try to use agents to produce entire systems with no oversight that's where things fall apart.
I tried to approach it that way as well, but I am realizing when I let the agent do the implementation, even with clear instructions, I might miss all the “wrong“ design decisions it takes, because if I only review and do not implement I do not discover the “right“ way to build something. Especially in places where I am not so familiar myself — and those are the places where it is most tempting to rely on an agent.