Backpressure is all you need

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Lucas Fernandes da Costa proposes a third approach to using coding agents, where the agent validates its own work before a human reviews it, making longer unattended sessions safer and more efficient.

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Backpressure is all you need

6/1/2026, 7:01:17 AM

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