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Sunday, October 4, 2026

agentic coding

noun · \ā-ˈjen-tik ˈkō-diŋ\

What it means

software development in which an AI agent plans changes, edits many files, runs tests and commands, and fixes errors on its own, while a developer sets direction and reviews

In a sentence

With agentic coding, I describe the feature and review the pull request.
Agentic coding works best in projects with good tests.

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