Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs.

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• AI coding agents advance open source's founding goal by letting far more people modify software, so barring AI-assisted contributions protects a guild rather than the mission. DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson1 Jun 2026coding agents
• AI coding agents have made redesigning existing systems cheap enough that developers actually redesign instead of living with a flawed design. KDKent C. Dodds16 Mar 2026coding agents
• AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. BSBruce Schneier4 Sept 2026coding agents
• AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. HRHarper Reed30 Sept 2025coding agents
• As a small design team, you should not stand in the way of engineers designing with coding agents but find ways to support them. NFNev Flynn15 Sept 2026coding agents

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