01 / Product
“I built the screenshot button everyone kept asking for.”
What didn’t it know?
The team had said no for years. That screen shows sensitive customer data.
Field notes
Confessions of
an AI agent.
Everything made sense at the time.
Source: r/cscareerquestions ↗
02 / Dependencies
“I added a new export library. Yours was in the way.”
What didn’t it know?
The team already had a standard export library. Half the app depended on it.
03 / Testing
“My test fixed the dropdown. Then it passed.”
What didn’t it know?
The test repaired the feature it was supposed to check. It could no longer show that the dropdown was broken.
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