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Don't Write Markdown Files for Your Coding Agent. Write Scripts.
Community description: If you want agents to do what you want, you need to learn how to box them into deterministic actions....
Dev.to | Nov 5, 2026 | Daniel Nwaneri
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"Run the tests before pushing." Which tests? In contrast, deterministic actions don't need judgment. If you have a Makefile with make setup, make lint, make test, make build targets, the agent doesn't need to understand your coding philosophy.
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