[rossu]

> ... stop telling me that instead of interacting with the compiler directly its absolutely necessary that instead I describe what I want to a well meaning idiot, and patiently correct them, even though they are going to forget everything I just said in a moment.

This perfectly describes the main problem I have with the coding agents. We are told we should move from explicit control and writing instructions for the machine to pulling the slot lever over and over and "persuading the machine" hoping for the right result.