@dhh: This has never been more true. The opportunity cost of endless planning and contemplation just went way up. Agents allo…
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David Heinemeier Hansson argues that AI agents increase the cost of endless planning and enable rapid experimentation for faster learning.
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This has never been more true. The opportunity cost of endless planning and contemplation just went way up. Agents allow you to just try vastly more stuff, so let them, and you’ll learn way more, way faster.
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