Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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@bcherny so, 40k lines added, 38k lines removed dude your just input 2k lines,hahaha just thought about

@bcherny so, 40k lines added, 38k lines removed dude your just input 2k lines,hahaha just thought about couple years ago, we still collect the code lines as a coder's KPI...

December 29, 2025 路 1 min read

@bcherny so, 40k lines added, 38k lines removed dude your just input 2k lines,hahaha just thought about couple years ago, we still collect the code lines as a coder's KPI, totally changed now!

so cool!

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@bcherny so, 40k lines added, 38k lines removed dude your just input 2k lines,hahaha...THESIS@bcherny so, 40k linesadded, 38k linesremoved dude your justinput 2k lines,hahahaSIGNAL@bcherny so, 40k linesadded, 38k linesremoved dude your justinput 2k lines,hahahaOPERATORso cool!IMPLICATIONso cool!
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