What Kent Beck thinks about energy

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Creator of extreme programming and test-driven development, an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto, and the author of Test-Driven Development: By Example and Tidy First?

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Kent Beck has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 7 Apr 2026

   Our readingRunning six agents is using six tools at once, not managing a team, because no tool believes something different from you or has a different energy level today.

   Their wordsWhat I see now is, well, "I'm a a programmer and I've got six agents. So, really I'm managing a team." No, you're not. You're using six tools at once, which is fine. But, it's that's very different than having a conversation with somebody who believes things that are a little different than what you believe.

   ↗Martin Fowler & Kent Beck: Frameworks for reinventing software, again and againyoutube.com 16th of 20 in this recording