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“Write As Little Code As Possible” Was Always the Point. AI Just Made It Urgent.

Agentic coding tools have eliminated the friction of producing software output, but they have not reduced the friction of determining what is worth building or whether it fits the system. The principle of writing as little code as possible has always been the point, and AI has now made it urgent.

read1 min publishedMay 24, 2026

TL;DR: Write As Little Code As Possible and Agentic Coding Agentic coding tools have collapsed the friction of producing plausible software; output is no longer an issue. However, they have not collapsed the friction of knowing what is worth building, whether it fits the system, or whether users will change their behavior because of it,... Read more »

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