Why Agents Are Bad Pair Programmers

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searls · 1d ago

It's possible that this post will only make sense to people with "real" pair programming experience, but when you compare the UX of trying to code with an agent, it's actually emblematic of several of the hallmark traits of bad pair programming.

Anyway, a few thoughts on why and what to do with it

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Why Agents Are Bad Pair Programmers

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