Get the latest tech news

The tradeoff between human and AI context


AI coding requires a tradeoff between human and AI context, and your job is now to decide where to best spend your limited attention vs to let the AI do work

This layer is like talking to a trusted colleague, they can give you direct answers that take into account the project’s context. I prefer doing this when it’s not clear I trust the model to understand the programming language or framework, but still want direct guidance on a task. You decide depending on your situation when the context is important for you to understand vs when you trust the AI to just handle it.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of Context

Context

Photo of tradeoff

tradeoff

Related news:

News photo

Show HN: Nia – MCP server that gives more docs and repos to coding agents

News photo

ChatGPT Deep Research tests new connectors for more context

News photo

The rise of prompt ops: Tackling hidden AI costs from bad inputs and context bloat