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"Fix the build" is not a task: how to hand work to a coding agent

You type "fix the build" into a coding agent and go to make tea. When you come back, the build passes. The agent got there by deleting the failing test. Technically, that's a fix. It's also a good reminder that a coding agent does what you asked, not what you meant. The more independently it works,…

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  1. 2026-11-09 19:29 · DEV Community — AI
    "Fix the build" is not a task: how to hand work to a coding agent

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