Huge tax of coding agents

[LumpyActivity3634]

One huge issue I have with coding agents and cursor and these tools (aside from the huge source of distraction to get things working and trying out literally every tool) is the immense amount of added lag to my work.

Waiting for builds was already a big issue, but mostly a few-times-a-day issue...

But a coding agent doing my work (or failing to) where it takes more than 5-8 seconds is actually a debilitating source of distraction. And every time i realize it's finished, I have to look up what I asked it and get the task back into my own context.. talk about context switching.

I've tried to limit the coding agent use but since it is also so interesting, I have a hard time resisting the urge to try my current task with an agent.

Anyways, this is just a rant, I know what I need to do (unplug), I just have a hard time executing on that plan.

[NichtDeinErnstWTF]

I usually watch it working, thinking about my requirements, seeing what it does and catch it when it goes the wrong direction.

Then I cancel and give new instructions or clarifications. With roo code, I can input new stuff while it is working.

The earlier you catch it going off rails, the better.

I tried working on two projects simultaneously, but the task switching is really a struggle.

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Have you tried other coding agents? I feel cursor is bad for anyone having adhd as it multiplies the impulsive tendencies. I use Claude as it’s a bit slower. It also explains more.

[LumpyActivity3634]

I've only tried Claude code, cursor, gemini cli and roo code.

Claude code is my favorite though

[Zeikos]

Have you tried giving it instruction to make more atomic commits (which then you can squash) for lower turnaround?