Do you know anything about programming at all?

When pairing with coding agents, you quickly realize they have good days and bad days. Some days you think, "Wow, that's awesome." Other days it's more like, "Do you know anything about programming at all?"

Like pairing with real programmers.

There are many factors that can influence these differences in behavior and results: time of day, system load, your own mood, and most importantly how you phrase your instructions.

Like pairing with real programmers.

As professional developers, it's our responsibility to handle this properly. Be more precise or more verbose when defining a task. Iterate when needed and stay focused on the outcome. Don't let sloppiness win.

And always, always refactor in the end.

Like pairing with real programmers.