Agentic Coding: Practical Tips and Tricks

This post details the author's experience with agentic coding using Claude Code, focusing on maximizing efficiency. Key strategies include using the cheaper Sonnet model, disabling permission checks, optimizing tool usage, and choosing Go for its simplicity and efficient testing. The author emphasizes writing simple, stable, and parallelizable code, and refactoring strategically. While the field is rapidly evolving, core principles like simplicity, stability, observability, and smart parallelization remain crucial for success.