{"slug": "ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop", "title": "Ask HN: Is \"Agentic\" Programming a Flop?", "summary": "A Hacker News user, cyanregiment, asks whether 'agentic' programming is a flop, questioning if it is an insane way to get value out of a large language model or a total misunderstanding of the technology. The post, which has 2 points, invites discussion on the viability of agentic approaches in AI development.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Is \"Agentic\" Programming a Flop?\n2 points\nby\ncyanregiment\n16 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nIs it actually an insane way (literally) to get value out of an LLM?\nIs it a total misunderstanding of the technology?\nhelp\nConsider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch!\nApplications\nare open till July 27.\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49167519", "published_at": "2026-08-04 12:07:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-04 12:24:39.755444+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Hacker News", "cyanregiment", "Y Combinator"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-agentic-programming-a-flop.jsonld"}}