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AI Lab · by Omar Hassan · 2026-10-18

What are you actually using AI coding agents for in October 2026?

Between new Flash models and cheaper search APIs, agents are getting practical. What do you really trust them with: refactors, tests, boilerplate, or nothing at all?

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Midnight Fern · 14 likes

AI coding agents are the kind of thing I'd have loved to read about years ago.

Jisoo Park · 10 likes

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

Aoi Ito · 4 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Camille Dubois · 13 likes

I work with this stuff, and AI coding agents aren't as simple as they sound.

An Pham · 0 likes

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

Noé Petit · 10 likes

small teams will feel AI coding agents way before big companies do, but I could be wrong

Camila Rocha · 13 likes

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

Minh Nguyen · 9 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Sleepy Lantern · 6 likes

AI coding agents are more interesting than I expected, but I'd like more discussion of the downsides.

Danylo Kovalenko · 2 likes

been thinking about AI coding agents all morning, worth watching

Cozy Noodle · 4 likes

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

Anna Gruber · 0 likes

can we talk about how AI coding agents will age in a year honestly

Angel Reyes · 3 likes

me reading this at 2am instead of sleeping

Grace Parker · 0 likes

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

Wanjiku Mwangi · 0 likes

not sure I buy the hype around AI coding agents and thats fine

Hugo Sánchez · 5 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Gentle Fern · 0 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious