Tip: When AI Generates Code, Engagement Becomes the Scarce Resource — Don't Take Their Legos Away
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paddo.dev argues that as AI agents handle code generation, engineering managers must resist solving problems for their teams. The core insight: code is now disposable since agents regenerate it each sprint, so the engineer who 'still wants to show up tomorrow' is the scarce input. The framework: pick the theme (constraints/outcomes), trade a brick when stuck (guidance not completion), accept weird solutions that work. For builders running agent teams: this applies to how you delegate to AI too — specify outcomes, not implementations.