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Where the value actually lands
For each case in "Where the value actually lands", name the signal and the response you would use.
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Where the value actually lands
New hires ask the codebase questions instead of interrupting senior engineers.
Ramp time on an unfamiliar repo drops measurably.
Boilerplate, scaffolding and repetitive edits get handed off.
Engineers spend more of the day on the hard, interesting parts.
Cross-file renames and thread-a-parameter work where Agent is genuinely strong.
Test generation that turns a chore into a quick review.
When a panelist asks a technical detail you do not know, say so and name the partner: "I don't want to guess on retrieval internals - I'd bring our SE for the precise answer and here's what I do know directionally."
Cursor screens hard for truth-seeking. Engineers respect "I'll get the right answer" far more than a confident bluff they can smell.