@MaximeRivest: Coding agents can only accelerate our work when we are willing to accept that we may not fully understand the overly co…
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The article discusses how AI coding agents require engineers to accept that they may not fully understand the complex systems created, drawing parallels to other fields like natural resource management.
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Coding agents can only accelerate our work when we are willing to accept that we may not fully understand the overly complicated systems they create.
Sometimes, you need to fully understand a system; in these cases, the goal is to make complicated systems easier for humans to comprehend. Other times, it’s perfectly fine not to understand every detail.
In many domain, we are accustomed to managing complex systems that operate beyond our complete understanding (natural ressource management is a noteworthy example). AI coding agents are now putting software engineers in this exact position. Here is what we can learn from complex systems management.
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