> ...but it may make your code much uglier

AI agents seem fairly good at generating source generators so there doesn't seem to be a reason to not use them.

Take Codex, for example, it does not support the MCP prompts spec[0][1] which is quite powerful because it solves a lot of friction with deploying and synchronizing SKILL.md files. It also allows customization of virtual SKILL.md files since it allows compositing the markdown on the server.

It baffles me why such a simple protocol and powerful capability is not supported by Codex. If anyone from OpenAI is reading this, would love to understand the reasoning for the poor support for this relatively simple protocol.

[0] https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/5059

[1] https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/ser...

Everyone should hate fascism and Nazis.

Instead, you should approach it as if instructing the agent to write "perfect" code (whatever that means in the context of your patterns and practices, language, etc.).

How should exceptions be handled? How should parameters be named? How should telemetry and logging be added? How should new modules to be added? What are the exact steps?

Do not let the agent randomly pick from your existing codebase unless it is already highly consistent; tell it exactly what "perfect" looks like.

If it's easier for a human to read and grasp, it will end up using less context and be less error prone for the LLM. If the entities are better isolated, then you also save context and time when making changes since the AoE is isolated.

Clean code matters because it saves cycles and tokens.

If you're going to generate the code anyways, why not generate "pristine" code?. Why would you want the agent to generate shitty code?

    > I doubt many support agents have access to editing user records

We are definitely in an economic "war" with them, basically outright banning their automotive industry from gaining a foothold in the US and doing things like pressuring Nvidia to limit exports to them.

    > Anthropic is an AI company that builds one of the most capable AI assistants in the world. Their support system is a Fin AI chatbot that can’t actually help you.

If the progenitors with functionally infinite tokens can't get this basic stuff right, everything else they are doing is just blowing smoke. I don't care if you can ship a kernel compiler or a janky "browser"; how about just make your software work? The smartest guys in this space, engineers making 7 figures in TC, with billions in capital, unlimited tokens, and access to the best models cannot make a simple customer support chatbot work.

But you! You're expected to deliver that customer support agent that's going to allow them to cut 500 people from payroll. You'll have it by Monday, right?

It's some Tai Lopez "Here in my garage" energy.

Let that sink in.

The reason I bring it up is that it is another one of those things where it matters in some cases depending on what you're doing.

Look at the depths that Toub had to go through to explain when to use it: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/configureawait-faq/

David Fowl concludes in the comments:

    > That’s correct, most of ASP.NET Core doesn’t use ConfigureAwait(false) and that was an explicit decision because it was deemed unnecessary. There are places where it is used though, like calls to bootstrap ASP.NET Core (using the host) so that scenarios you mention work. If you were to host ASP.NET Core in a WinForms or WPF application, you would end up calling StartAsync from the UI thread and that would do the right thing and use ConfigureAwait(false) internally. Request processing on the other hand is dispatching to the thread pool so unless some other component explicitly set a SynchronizationContext, requests are running on thread pool threads.
    > 
    > Blazor on the other hand does have a SynchronizationContext when running inside of a Blazor component.

Trading a rook for a pawn makes sense if you can take a queen. But if you just trade a rook for a pawn...

Speak nothing of the waste of tax payer dollars and loss of Iranian civilian lives for this nothingburger.

There are many conditions under which the hot reload just straight up crashes out regularly.

`.ConfigureAwait(bool)` is another where it is relevant, but only in some contexts.

This is precisely because the language itself operates in many runtime scenarios.

    "Never let perfect be the enemy of good"

Certainly, anything is possible. But this is a current and present risk if China were to make a move in the next month (if we agree that anything is possible). Author is saying "this is a clear and present risk", not that "this can't be solved with time and money".

Your original quote, verbatim:

    > Eg compare to strongly-typed query generators

EF is precisely a code to structured query language (SQL) query generator and not a query to code generator.

    > You have to get at least the most basic facts correct

    > Since Trump assumed office in January 2025, there has been no legislation or other authorizations of significant new aid to Ukraine. However, a substantial amount of the aid **appropriated under the Biden administration** is still in the pipeline, and deliveries of aid packages have continued, although on two occasions **the Trump administration temporarily paused some deliveries...Nonetheless, the lack of new aid commitments means that U.S. aid deliveries are running out**.
    > 
    > After some initial restrictions, the Biden administration eventually permitted Ukraine to use ATACMS to strike inside Russian territory. **The Trump administration initially blocked use of the missiles in 2025, though Ukraine announced their use later in the year. The Trump administration considered providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, as requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but ultimately chose not to do so**.

What's your position? That Trump is sympathetic to the Ukrainian cause and has been a great supporter and ally of Ukraine?

    > You need to throw out your entire worldview and the sources that generated that worldview and start over.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/age-generati...

    > About two-thirds of voters ages 18 to 24 (66%) associate with the Democratic Party, compared with 34% who align with the GOP.
    > About six-in-ten voters 80 and older (58%) identify with or lean toward the GOP, while 39% associate with the Democratic Party.

    > How does voting behavior differ by age?
    > In 2024, 47.7% of citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 voted, compared to 60.2% of 25- to 44-year-olds, 70.0% of 45- to 64-year-olds, and 74.7% of people 65 and older.

    > ...and the Iranians

    > ...arming Ukraine,

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-to-know-about-trumps...

    > The White House said that the U.S. is "pausing and reviewing" its Ukraine aid to "ensure that it is contributing to a solution." The order will remain in effect until Trump determines that Ukraine has demonstrated a commitment to peace negotiations with Russia.
    > 
    > The decision comes days after an explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that Ukraine's leader hasn't expressed sufficient gratitude for American support. 

    > The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Ukraine, blocking billions in crucial shipments, as the White House piles pressure on Kyiv to sue for peace with Vladimir Putin.

    > Russia welcomes Trump’s cut to Ukraine’s military aid