@kentcdodds: Agents write code. @rasmic says old engineering books help you steer them better.
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Kent C. Dodds shares Rasmic's insight that old engineering books can help steer AI agents that write code.
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Agents write code. @rasmic says old engineering books help you steer them better. https://t.co/EslLVXGgK7
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