# Of two minds about agentic coding > Source: > Published: 2026-07-23 16:16:27+00:00 Sometimes, while agentic coding… I feel like Michael Scott: Dunder Mifflin’s best salesman who got [Peter principle’d](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle) 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.