Maker deliberately limits coding agents to keep humans in the loop

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noahfradin built coding agents and then intentionally constrained their autonomy — a counterintuitive move that prioritizes developer oversight over raw capability. The decision challenges the prevailing 'more autonomous is better' assumption in AI tooling. For indie makers skeptical of fully autonomous agents shipping broken code, this framing offers a practical middle path.

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