#agentic-engineering

An HN discussion on March 16, 2026 lifted Simon Willison’s new guide chapter on “agentic engineering,” framing coding agents as systems that write and execute code in a loop while humans stay responsible for tools, scope, and verification.

Hacker News elevated Bassim Eledath’s eight-level framework, responding to an article that explains coding-agent performance gaps through workflow maturity instead of model benchmarks.

A high-traction Hacker News thread highlighted Simon Willison’s "Agentic Engineering Patterns" guide, which organizes practical workflows for coding agents. The focus is operational discipline: testing-first loops, readable change flow, and reusable prompts.