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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.
The author argues that AI agents are both creating and maintaining codebases, questioning the predicted need for human cleanup armies, and suggests that the mid-level developer role is being squeezed.