# Cook Together, Clean Together, Build Together

DevFeed: [Cook Together, Clean Together, Build Together](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cook-together-clean-together-build-together-27337.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.mmckenna.me/cook-together-clean-together-build-together>)

Author: Matt McKenna

Published: 2026-03-03T17:56:48Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Matt McKenna](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/matt-mckenna.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion argues that human collaboration remains essential in software development alongside AI agents. While AI agents can improve productivity and help make software, teams of people provide friendship, mentorship, diverse lived experiences, and challenges to assumptions that a single person working with multiple agents cannot replicate.

## Source excerpt

Ask anyone who worked at Block/Square what they loved most and I guarantee you the first thing they'll say is "its the people". Square's mission of economic empowerment and growing by helping others g