Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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@ i5ting I understand that one of its meanings is that it can be connected with the Agent observable system.

@ i5ting I understand that one of its meanings is that it can be connected with the Agent observable system. If a small project does not need to be so complicated, its role is m...

May 10, 2026 路 1 min read

@ i5ting I understand that one of its meanings is that it can be connected with the Agent observable system.

If a small project does not need to be so complicated, its role is more obvious when it is placed in a distributed environment.

It is true that the ROI is not high for individual developers

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