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Benjamin Akar (post published 2026-08-04) argues coding agents began on…

2026-08-04 · 13:13 UTC ·@benjaminakar ·1 min read

Brief

Benjamin Akar contends that coding agents started on laptops because developers were there, but as agents begin doing real work they must move to the cloud to avoid laptops sleeping, losing battery, and limited compute — enabling long‑running, parallel tasks while keeping developer control. Tibo (@thsottiaux) warns Codex will soon seem primitive and next‑gen models will require more than laptop resources.

Why it matters

Benjamin Akar (post published 2026-08-04) argues coding agents began on developers' laptops but should move to cloud because laptops sleep, run out of battery, and have limited compute; cloud enables more compute, long-running tasks, and parallel execution while keeping developers in control.

Key details

  • Akar predicts software development is headed toward running agents in the cloud to remove local limitations while preserving the same developer experience.
  • Tibo (@thsottiaux) adds that Codex is a useful current harness but will feel primitive in 2–3 months; next‑generation models will need resources beyond a laptop.
Source evidence

Coding agents started on our laptops because that's where developers already were.

Once an agent can do real work on your behalf, it stops making sense for it to be tied to your laptop.

Your laptop sleeps.
It runs out of battery.
It has limited compute.

The next step is running agents in the cloud while keeping developers in control.

More compute.
Long running tasks.
Parallel execution.

The same local experience, without local limitations.

I think that's where software development is headed.

Tibo (@thsottiaux)

Given some of the results I'm seeing recently, it's pretty clear Codex is a good harness.

But it will seem primitive in 2-3 months and we're about to go through another major evolution in how we use AI at the frontier. The next generation of models need more than your laptop.

— https://nitter.net/thsottiaux/status/2084483765158719542#m