# Doug Turnbull - Why Write Code in 2026 (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://softwaredoug.com/assets/media/2026/write-code/image1.png) ## Highlights - If it’s hard for me to build on top of this code without something breaking, it’ll harder for an agent to make sense of it. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxdnvpx4hsejsr8wbh73pssf)) ^1033844444 - Agents can amplify our one-off bad decisions by being so conservative. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxdnybe55hc1fr2jte1mgyx3)) ^1033844527