Thorsten Ball Predicts the Craft of Coding Will Die

Thorsten Ball of Sourcegraph argues AI predictions are still too conservative, predicting code review, unit testing, and the craft of coding itself will fade away, sparking wide debate about the loss of formal languages and open-source culture.

2026-09-19 ~ 2026-09-21 · 2 related posts

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