alt Hacker NewsI don’t know if this is that useful for coding. In some autonomous world, where no one check the code and the agent can just spend 10X more time checking its work and leading to better results, yes maybe it is useful.
But if humans need to check its work, then 10X speed doesn’t really matter I guess.
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I can imagine that all the tool calls that agents regularly make during regular software dev workloads would become the new bottleneck and so tasks overall won't be completed anywhere near 10x faster.
However, I wouldn't diss the "ultraspeed" options untill I try them. Having agent thinking become near instant could change the way I (or you) use agents.
Iterations get much faster, which makes keeping attention much easier, and hence the work is easier to review.
>But if humans need to check its work, then 10X speed doesn’t really matter I guess.
A human could have an agent run 10x more correction checks. If even after that they still need to check manually for issues, then they really need to work on their specification skills.
Working with agents right now is like working on huge legacy C++ codebase (feel free to insert your nightmares). You change 10 lines of code and then wait 20 minutes before it compiles and runs tests (or write prompt and wait 20 minues for code). External distractions and huge waiting times breaks your flow. Working long time in the flow is what makes mythical 10x programmer. IMHO 10x programmers are not superior in skill but in the ability to stay focused. Making agents faster is more important for people who care about the code than for vibecoders.