Inside an unattended coding run: from a dropped file to a reviewed branch
Description and use
<p><em>What happens between the moment I ask for a feature and the moment a reviewed, browser-tested branch shows up.</em></p> <p><a href="https://dev.to/daniel_firu/why-i-stopped-babysitting-coding-agents-54pf">Last time</a> I wrote about why I stopped sitting next to coding agents all day, and what changed when the agents started reviewing each other instead of reporting to me. I closed that piece by promising the follow-up: the shape of the thing in plain words, one diagram, no scorecards.</p> <p>This is that piece. One feature, one run, from the moment I ask to the moment a branch shows up
Problem
<p><em>What happens between the moment I ask for a feature and the moment a reviewed, browser-tested branch shows up.</em></p> <p><a href="https://dev.to/daniel_firu/why-i-stopped-babysitting-coding-agents-54pf">Last time</a> I wrote about why I stopped sitting next to coding agents all day, and what changed when the agents started reviewing each other instead of reporting to me. I closed that piece by promising the follow-up: the shape of the thing in plain words, one diagram, no scorecards.</p> <p>This is that piece. One feature, one run, from the moment I ask to the moment a branch shows up
Outcome
<p><em>What happens between the moment I ask for a feature and the moment a reviewed, browser-tested branch shows up.</em></p> <p><a href="https://dev.to/daniel_firu/why-i-stopped-babysitting-coding-agents-54pf">Last time</a> I wrote about why I stopped sitting next to coding agents all day, and what changed when the agents started reviewing each other instead of reporting to me. I closed that piece by promising the follow-up: the shape of the thing in plain words, one diagram, no scorecards.</p> <p>This is that piece. One feature, one run, from the moment I ask to the moment a branch shows up
Evidence
Inside an unattended coding run: from a dropped file to a reviewed branch
- Record date: 2026-09-18T11:31:23.660Z