The Best Advice on Coding Agents: Use Them Where You're Already an Expert

A deceptively simple viral recommendation reframes how practitioners should approach AI coding tools — as amplifiers of existing expertise, not substitutes for it.

@rakyll posted what may be the most useful piece of coding agent advice to go viral in months: "If you are skeptical of coding agents, try it on a domain you are already an expert of." The post drew 623,000 views — extraordinary engagement for practical, non-hype advice.

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