What Ralph Wiggum loops are missing

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Twitter is losing its mind over Ralph Wiggum loops.GREG ISENBERG@gregisenbergthis is the CLEAREST explanation of "ralph wiggum" on the internet and how you can use it with claude code/amp/etc and have AI agents build software for you 24/7 even while you sleep 6:32 PM · Jan 8, 2026 · 284K Views116 Replies · 295 Reposts · 2.89K LikesLiving the dream. Three instances of Ralph using Amp, building three separate features, on three branches. This is the most parallel I've ever been and it's freaking awesome. Note: I spent at least 30 minutes specifying the user stories very carefully, before I kicked off11:17 AM · Jan 8, 2026 · 40.5K Views29 Replies · 20 Reposts · 368 LikesGeoffrey Huntley’s pattern for keeping AI agents working autonomously went viral in early 2026. Developers are posting screenshots, sharing implementations, calling it a breakthrough in AI-assisted coding.I watched this unfold with a strange feeling. Like seeing someone discover a trail you’ve been hiking for months.My first thought: “People aren’t seeing this is basically like using Taskmaster.” If the name doesn't ring a bell: it's a task management system for AI that's been on GitHub since March 2025, now sitting at 25k stars.I've been shipping with this exact pattern since June 2025. Two production products. Up to three Cursor agents running in parallel on independent tasks. The loop part was never hard. Keeping separate agents from overwriting each other's work, that's where I kept hitting walls.Ralph is an excellent teacher, though. Seven files, roughly 500 lines. You can read the whole thing in an afternoon and actually understand what’s happening. For learning how to let agents work independently, that clarity matters.But when you need to actually ship with multiple agents and complex dependencies, you graduate to structured tooling. That’s where Taskmaster comes in.The Ralph vs. Taskmaster debate treats them as alternatives when they’re actually stages. The core loop is the same. What differs i...