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MixedTool not named · 20 Oct 2026

The agents are much more productive than I ever was, and they produce more code than I can possibly review

dacorvo on Hacker News

In the thread “It's still ok to enjoy programming”

Helped: Using intermediate languages to make agent output easier to review.

Got in the way: Agents produce more code than the user can review.

… The real pain point is reviewing. The agents are much more productive than I ever was, and they produce more code than I can possibly review (more than any team I ever led). I might have figured out a solution: using intermediate languages that are easier to review (perhaps formal languages). …