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Simon Willison: 'Why AI Hasn't Replaced Software Engineers, and Won't'
Willison argues the real bottlenecks in software work — deciding what to build, verifying correctness, and holding deep system context — are precisely the parts AI coding tools don't automate, even as they crush raw code generation. The takeaway for builders: leverage compounds for engineers who own judgment and verification, not for those who only typed code. It's a clean articulation of the 'orchestration and taste, not authoring, is the scarce skill' thesis.
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