Simon Willison Links 'Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It'

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Willison highlighted a notable essay on March 12 arguing that traditional programming as a profession is being structurally dismantled — not augmented — by AI coding agents. He framed it as part of a broader discourse around whether software engineering is transforming or disappearing. The piece adds to Willison's ongoing curation of the human-in-the-loop vs. full automation debate.