> the adoption of AI agents into software development will be one of the most costly mistakes in the field’s history

I don’t use agents, myself. I use a simple chat interface, and a running dialogue, to build software at a function-building level. The resulting workflow is quite “chimerical,” and benefits greatly from my own experience and expertise. The LLM simply lubricates the process.

In my case, it seems to be working well. I would not want to go back.