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Yes writing code is easier than ever, my problem is that understanding it still costs the same if not more [0]. I get that when people use agents, understanding code is not the concern because it's not exactly catering to people, it's for other agents. But when maintaining applications that have been running for years now, I still believe we need to fully understand code before we commit.

[0]: https://idiallo.com/blog/writing-code-is-easy-reading-is-har...



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