Re:Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happ...
by yunwal on Monday March 16, 2026 @11:45PM
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> for coding you really want a lot of context
After having gone all-in on LLM agents for a while, I'm not so sure anymore. An LLM with lots of context can sometimes generate more accurate code, but it can also hide decision-making from you, the person who actually has to maintain that code. If the LLM pulls in 1000 files to make a decision, that's no longer a decision that you can understand.
After having gone all-in on LLM agents for a while, I'm not so sure anymore. An LLM with lots of context can sometimes generate more accurate code, but it can also hide decision-making from you, the person who actually has to maintain that code. If the LLM pulls in 1000 files to make a decision, that's no longer a decision that you can understand.