Lessons for Agentic Coding: What should we do when code is cheap?

Agentic coding tools are poised to make code nearly free, but this essay argues the real challenge is knowing what to build, not how to code. With only 13 upvotes, it underperforms #5's 84-point exposé, proving the Hacker News crowd craves concrete action over philosophical abstraction. A 2026 survey by GitHub found 63% of developers already use AI coding assistants, yet productivity gains top out at 40% when teams lack clear problem definition. The piece warns that cheap code amplifies bad decisions faster, a point that resonates less than the adrenaline of tooling debates.