AI coding wisdom from the people who would know
Essays and threads from experienced developers who've gone deep on AI-assisted coding.
The 80% Problem in Agentic Coding
Managing comprehension debt when leaning on AI to code
How to harness AI
"Coding agents" are complicated but intelligible
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
AI Code
As AI Coding Agents write more code, it's more important than ever that we're intentional about the code it writes.
AI Coding is Gambling
GambleAI I’ve been coding a lot with AI since November, when we all noticed it got really good. And it is quite good for instantly generating something th...
Rachel Thomas on Twitter / X
"We argue for a reorientation from autonomous to human-centered coding agents: systems designed not only to complete tasks, but to collaborate effectively with people."@ZhiruoW @jyangballin @KLierethttps://t.co/ncWiAUxwbo 1/— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) October 20, 2026
In defense of not reading the code | Ben Shoemaker
Last week, I wrote an article whose purpose was to discuss where I saw AI-assisted coding going. That's not what generated 200 comments worth of passionate...
Agent Skills
AI coding agents take the shortest path to done, which usually means skipping the specs, tests, and reviews that make software reliable at scale. Agent Skill...
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
A randomized trial with 52 developers found AI assistance lowered comprehension scores, except when used for explanations rather than delegation.
AI-assisted engineers are burning out, is this fine?—Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog
AI-assisted code generation is not free. It comes with a hidden cost: burnout. Are we dangerously ignorant to this problem? And how can we cope with it? In this post, we discuss this question.
The Agentic Systems Series - The Agentic Systems Series
Welcome to the complete guide for building AI coding assistants that actually work in production. This comprehensive three-book series takes you from fundamental concepts to implementing enterprise-ready collaborative systems.
A field guide and why we need to rethink our expectations