Building Code-Editing Agents: The Emperor Has No Clothes

Building Code-Editing Agents: The Emperor Has No Clothes There's something unsettling about watching an AI agent edit the very code that defines it. Something that makes you question where the human ends and the machine begins. Abstract We'll explore this strange loop by building it ourselves. 400 lines of Go. Three tools. One moment of recognition when you realize the thing you built is now building alongside you. This is about more than productivity. It's about reimagining what programming feels like. Geoffrey Huntley Software Engineer Geoffrey Huntley is a software engineer with expertise in modern software development practices and the evolution of programming paradigms. He focuses on helping teams navigate the transition to AI-assisted development and large language model integration. --------------- *** LINKS *** website: https://dataengbytes.com 2026: https://dataengbytes.com/2026 tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dataengbytes/ Brisbane: 20th March 2026 Auckland: 24th March 2026 Melbourne: 22-24th July 2026 Sydney: 27th-29th July 2026 linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataengbytes/ Sponsorships: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhanssens/