Agentic Coding is a Trap

AI-driven coding agents are the hot new trend, but beware of the trade-offs: increased complexity, skills atrophy, vendor lock-in, and fluctuating costs. Only skilled developers can spot issues in the vast lines of generated code, but paradoxically, AI tools are impacting critical thinking skills negatively. To avoid this, demote AI's role, leverage it for planning, and stay actively engaged in implementation to maintain coding skills and mitigate comprehension debt.