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Of two minds about agentic coding

A developer reflects on the dual experience of agentic coding, comparing it to Michael Scott's incompetence in management or Jean-Luc Picard's effective delegation, highlighting the trade-offs between control and automation.

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Sometimes, while agentic coding…

I feel like Michael Scott: Dunder Mifflin’s best salesman who got Peter principle’d into a management role 1 he’s kinda terrible at and now spends his days watching other people make all the sales calls.

Sometimes, while agentic coding…

I feel like Jean-Luc Picard: my childhood hero 2 who always weighs the trade-offs, makes the tough decisions, and delegates the execution to competent subordinates.

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