Cognitive Load

With the recent update of claude (which is a significant improvement), like many, my programming style has also changed. Unlike the old days (it’s just been a few weeks, and it’s already old), I don’t write code “manually”, like laboriously typing def before every function — I simply ask claude to do it. Even for the smallest of tasks, I would much rather type "please commit the recent changes and push to remote" instead of git add . && git commit -m "(wip)" && git push. In other words, I have completely shifted to “Agentic Coding”. The advantages are clear: I am certainly writing more code and shipping faster, plus while claude is thinking and writing the code, I get mini breaks to scroll through Instagram slop. ...

February 22, 2026 · 3 min · 560 words · Mohit Sharma