Instructor library creator Jason Liu requests feedback contrasting micro and macro workflows for AI coding agents
Macro spans persistent automations; micro focuses on iterative steering.
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Macro - agents .md - docs the agent writes and reads on demand, aka progressive disclosure system for an extremely large “system prompt” - automations - timed clean up sweeps - bug bot & automated reviews - analytics & bug reports triggering flows - plan .md + goal - skills
Micro - what you type as prompt - how you guide the agent and steer it or course correct - how you review output & make changes and edits - The process of doing the work, discovering what you want, and what feels good. Taste through trial and exploration
jason@jxnlcoi want to write a blog post on codex 'micro vs macro' what examples do you have about how you micro and macro coding agents
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