AI coding agents now handle 80% or more of code generation for early adopters, but this shift introduces new challenges. While agents accelerate initial development, they create "comprehension debt" where developers understand less of their own codebase. Common issues include assumption propagation, abstraction bloat, and
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The mistakes changedComprehension debt: a hidden cost we don’t trackThe productivity paradox: More code, same throughputWhere the 80/20 split actually worksTwo different populationsFrom imperative to declarative: The real leverageThe slopacolypse questionWhat actually works: practical patternsThe uncomfortable truth about skill developmentWhere this leaves usFor the skeptics (you’re right to be skeptical)4 Comments
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