Bitsy
Akos KomuvesFor engineers who pair with AI as a coworker, keep the thinking, and ship value instead of slop.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 143 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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Why do we even have loops?
Everyone has a /loop setup now.
You open 𝕏 and see screenshots of an agent prompting another agent, running all night, a wall of green checkmarks. 🔁
Never ask a woman her age, what a scrum master does, or how loops speed up development....
Delete All Your Skills
A few years ago, I shared an app idea with my friend. The app would give you motivational quotes and guidance.
I know, truly original. 😅
But what he said has stuck in my head ever since:
Most life advice fits on a pamphlet.
This applie...
Why a handful of engineers will beat your agent fleet
Motivated, capable engineers with a deep understanding of the business will always out-ship meat proxies1 and create a superior product.
If you are new here, I’m , a principal engineer. I write Bitsy, the newsletter you are reading. I’ve a...
We went from human slop to AI slop. That’s fine.
AI-written code isn’t a new species of bad code.
It’s your average engineer’s code created at higher volume.
This is a boring conclusion I’ve been thinking about for some time. It won’t get you any clicks. It doesn’t imply AI will take yo...
Agentic coding is boring if you only write code
A game beyond the game.
The games I had the most fun with always had metagames.
In World of Warcraft, the core game is simple:
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Your character attacks mobs, the bad guys. Mobs die, give you XP, and some loot.
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You fight mobs at...
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Principal Engineer 🔹 Started Freelance, now Enterprise 🔹 I pair with AI at work and still own what ships
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