Matt Pocock taught himself to code, wrote it by hand for about 10 years, and now has agents write all of it. In this conversation he explains why the best results come from telling agents what you care about and fixing the environment they work in, why spec-driven development made his code worse for months, and why he runs Opus 5.5 on medium effort. We also get into the opportunities for non-technical people, how to stand out when anyone can build a portfolio in a weekend, and the trust ladder he recommends for getting started.