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simonwillison.net · 2026-10-19 · Ranked: agent match · practitioner analysis · fresh 0.99 · score 2.52

My obituary for programming

My obituary for programming Jeremy Scheff poignantly captures the key loss caused by coding agents for career programmers who enjoyed the puzzle of developing code: Programming turned into one of the greatest jobs you... Context & related coverage →

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