Over the past year, coding agents have become a regular part of my workflow. At first, I used them mainly for generating snippets of code, but I’ve gradually started using them for much larger tasks.
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that the quality of the result depends heavily on the quality of the instructions. A coding agent can save a huge amount of time, but only if it understands the goal clearly.
I’ve found them especially useful when exploring unfamiliar technologies, creating boilerplate code, and reviewing my own solutions. They don’t replace the need for understanding software development, but they do allow me to spend more time solving problems and less time writing repetitive code.
The relationship feels less like using a tool and more like working alongside a junior developer who never gets tired and can instantly search through thousands of pages of documentation.