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Coding agents work for people who know how things are structured

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great experiences with them in general. And it's because... If you already know... how to talk, or excuse me, if you already know how things are structured, and you do

Episode 265: Jihobbyist (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:34:52 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Dave thinks people get such different results from coding agents because of what they already know. If you understand how computers, networks and software are structured, even without being a coder, agents feel natural. True non-coders who vibe code often end up with garbage, or with something that looks fine on the surface and isn't underneath.

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  1. Episode 250: Dopaminergic (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:45:21 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    So if you have some knowledge about the way to structure things, you're just going to be way more successful.

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