The shift in Pocock's work

  • Pocock describes roughly ten years of coding experience, including about eight professionally, before his move to agent-led development. He identifies the period around Opus 4.5 and December 2025 as his personal turning point. 1:50
  • His earlier interest in teaching colleagues and improving their working environment transferred to helping agents produce better work. The change was in who performed the coding; his experience shaping the development process remained useful. 2:46 3:12
  • The interview's central recommendation is to tell agents what you care about. A more capable model still lacks your specific intentions and priorities. 4:24