# On Programming with Agents

DevFeed: [On Programming with Agents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/on-programming-with-agents-13521.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/on-programming-with-agents>)

Author: Mikayla Maki

Published: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Agent Harness](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agent-harness.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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

## AI overview

The article presents a framework for programming with AI agents at Zed. It argues that agents and LLMs can automate code typing, while developers must define goals, apply domain judgment, evaluate correctness, and provide structured context through planning and prompting.

## Source excerpt

Agents handle typing so we can focus on thinking.