You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents
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- Nov 5, 2026
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You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 5 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #26 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 02:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 02:22 UTC.
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It just gets worse as your codebase grows with more code and more files especially. It's like a human developer who is under intense time pressure. If the codebase is large, it might miss an existing function and implement a second one... or it might miss the fact that a database table already exists to solve its…
Sounds exactly like the fever dream I see everybody live, lol
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Is You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 02:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents reached?
#26 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 02:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
8 points and 2 comments; submitted by theorchid on Nov 5, 2026.