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title: "Give agents unfinished functions and TODO comments | Ian Nuttall"
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# Give agents unfinished functions and TODO comments

Oct 2025 / 24,495 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1977083886997062141)

ai coding pro tip:

scaffold out your file with incomplete functions and TODO comments

agents are very good at filling in the blanks!

this post and the amp threads are well worth reading to learn how to code real-world apps with ai

[![](https://ian.is/media/tweets/1977016133409820684/12819682/cc25e5ae4a5e266926e8644f3f09f0283426728bc057da8572808fafc2cab1ac.jpg)**Mitchell Hashimoto**@mitchellh](https://x.com/mitchellh)

> I've shared the full transcript of every agentic coding session from implementing the unobtrusive Ghostty updates and provided commentary alongside about my thinking and process. Total cost: $15.98 over 16 sessions. "Vibing a Non-Trivial Ghostty Feature" https://mitchellh.com/writing/non-trivial-vibing

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