AI agents recreate the “rockstar developer” problem, just faster
Summary
The post compares AI agents to 'rockstar developers' who create clever but unmaintainable code, pointing out that agents lack memory of their own actions. It recommends using visible conventions like AGENTS.md, ADRs, and tests to keep agent-generated code understandable by the team.
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