alt Hacker NewsUseful context here is that the author wrote Pi, which is the coding agent framework used by OpenClaw and is one of the most popular open source coding agent frameworks generally.
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That's hilarious. I've been following Mario since his work on libGDX and RoboVM.
His blog post on pi is here: https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/
For reference, the creator of OpenClaw has roughly the opposite philosophy:
That's a great shout because I'm sure a lot of people would otherwise just discredit this take as just another anti-ai skeptic. But he probably has more experience working with LLM's and agents than most of us on this site, so his opinion holds more weight than most.
... people like that have a way of writing articles that don't seem to say anything at all.
> “Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.”
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/141645-heard-joke-once-man-...