The Decisions Nobody Made

Code Is Cheap. Being Wrong Isn’t. There are four sentences I increasingly hear around software development: “The tests passed.” “Copilot suggested it.” “It looked fine in review.” “The agent handled the implementation.” None of them sounds negligent. In fact, they sound perfectly reasonable. But they are symptoms of a deeper problem. Coding agents have become extremely good at producing software. They can implement features, perform migrations, generate tests, investigate unfamiliar APIs, fix compiler errors, and grind through the sort of repetitive work that previously consumed entire afternoons and significant quantities of coffee.