Simon Willison quotes Matt Webb reflecting on how agentic coding changes the developer's role — agents can brute-force solutions but at the cost of maintainability and composability. Webb argues that the real value shifts to architecture: great libraries with well-designed interfaces become more important than ever, since they shape how agents solve problems. He notes he's "vibing" now — coding less, thinking about architecture more.
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Quoting Matt Webb
As AI agents become capable of brute-forcing code, developer value shifts from hands-on coding to architecture—well-designed library interfaces now shape how agents solve problems and determine system maintainability.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Simon WillisonBY sys://pipeline
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