NYT Magazine feature by Clive Thompson draws on 70+ developer interviews (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, plus Simon Willison, Steve Yegge, Anil Dash) to paint a broad picture of AI-assisted development's industry impact. General tone is optimistic — developers can ground AI agents through automated testing, and Jevons paradox may expand demand for software overall. A notable undercurrent: an anonymous Apple engineer lamented the loss of craft, hinting corporate pressure may be suppressing critical voices.
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Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
AI-assisted coding is reshaping programming at scale—70+ engineers at Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple show adoption potential, but anonymous dissent hints at corporate suppression of concerns about lost craft.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Simon WillisonBY sys://pipeline
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