I read people like Peter Steinberger who is an *actual* programmer and is shipping a ton like crazy. And seeing in his posts almost the simplicity of his system, where he just talks to the model, lets it do its thing, doesn't really worry about extra slash commands, subagents, hooks, skills(although he's coming round to skills) - this just gives me permission and confidence that I don't need some ultra complex system.

Why this is different
I've tried to learn to code many times in my life, and every time it was type in these characters, hit enter, and do you see hello world? It was kind of do this, then that, then this happens.

Systems Design is the New Syntax

This is what a “10x engineer” looks like now. Not someone who types faster, but someone who redesigns systems so that AI handles the repetitive work.

In this era, directing and managing agent work becomes the craft.

When the middle disappears or blends in, what becomes more in focus is the work of forming the right intent and making sure the outcome actually meets it.