Hickey starts from a definition. He prefers "a tool is something you wield," which he breaks into three parts: it is held in the hand, it transmits power, and the user continuously directs it.
In the News: October 14, 2026 (Morning)
Rich Hickey argues that coding agents are automation, not tools, and that handing work to them costs the user the learning that wielding a tool brings.
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