Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%

Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by pron on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @11:07PM (#48031657)

The only way you could possibly know that is if you're reviewing the code, which means you're not "managing fleets of agents". If you're not reviewing the code (and you wouldn't be if you're managing fleets of agents), then you have no way to tell what you're shipping.

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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by strogonoff on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @02:40AM (#48033033)

It’s under-appreciated that a proper review takes at least as long as the actual work: it’s all the same time spent understanding the challenge and coming up with the best solution, minus the time spent typing in your solution (almost never a significant amount), plus the time spent understanding their solution and explaining how to get from theirs to yours.

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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by adamtaylor_13 on Thursday May 07, 2026 @11:19AM (#48050500)

Correct. We do review the code, and we're not managing "fleets of agents". My experience has generally been that the "fleet" approach is not very effective.

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