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Spending Too Much Money on a Coding Agent
On making use of large thinking models.
Last month, my co-founder Jenn and I were rapidly sprinting to hit a self-imposed deadline (demoing our latest experiment at Web Summit Vancouver). More successfully use tools like MCPs and CLIs to troubleshoot issues Less often propose overlarge patches that add risk or tech debt More often find relevant code, instead of duplicating things Less often “reward hack” by commenting out tests or otherwise being a dolt Be a more effective research partner when weighing potential tech approaches Follow our Cursor rules more diligently, including the rule not to try adding npm dependencies that don’t even flippin’ exist, you complete dingbat It can draft a proposed fix, or at least give you a starting point, e.g. identify relevant files, do architectural analysis, write a failing test, or figure out which commit caused the bug.
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