Intelligence SnacksLong conversations about AI, software and business, developed into useful ideas.https://intelligencesnacks.com/en-AUAI Coding Agents Work Like Power Toolshttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/ai-coding-agents-are-power-tools/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/ai-coding-agents-are-power-tools/Coding agents shift a developer’s attention from writing every line towards architecture, testing and review.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTai-codingsoftware-systemsCoding Models Have Working Personalitieshttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/coding-models-have-working-personalities/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/coding-models-have-working-personalities/Every coding model brings its own mix of literalness, initiative, caution and recurring habits to a coding session.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsai-codingDomain Experts Can Build Software From Operational Knowledgehttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/domain-experts-can-build-software/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/domain-experts-can-build-software/Coding agents let operators turn their knowledge of workflows, exceptions and commercial pressures into working software.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftware-systemsai-codingLong Agent Runs Depend on Reliable Feedbackhttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/generation-is-easier-than-steering/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/generation-is-easier-than-steering/Tests, specifications and human review determine how long a coding agent can keep producing useful software on its own.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsai-codingsoftware-systemsReal Use Reveals Missing Product Requirementshttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/software-is-discovered-through-use/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/software-is-discovered-through-use/Working software exposes missing permissions, awkward screens and workflow exceptions that an initial specification rarely captures.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftware-systemsai-codingAI Speed Makes Architectural Judgement More Importanthttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/speed-magnifies-architecture/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/speed-magnifies-architecture/Rapid implementation lets an early choice about data, queues or background workers spread across a codebase within weeks.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftware-systemsai-codingAn Agent Harness Controls Context, Tools and Feedbackhttps://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/the-harness-determines-the-work/https://intelligencesnacks.com/snacks/the-harness-determines-the-work/A coding harness controls which files an agent can inspect, which commands it can run and which results return to the model.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsai-coding