@kasong2048: "A highly automated codebase isn't there so agents can iterate on the product on their own. It's there so the product d…
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A viral tech take arguing that highly automated codebases exist to help humans ship product decisions faster, quoting Kent C. Dodds on shipping 60+ PRs a day solo with AI agents.
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“A highly automated codebase isn’t there so agents can iterate on the product on their own. It’s there so the product decisions humans make ship faster.” Easily the most eye-opening take I’ve heard in a while.
Absolutely worth a watch.
Kent C. Dodds 🐨 (@kentcdodds): Let me show you how I regularly ship 60+ valuable PRs a day solo.
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