Coding Agents Changed My Output Curve
Simon Willison · rss · 2026-07-14
Simon Willison used the GitHub code-frequency graph of his project, **Datasette**, to observe the impact of coding agents and Opus 4.5-level models on his personal output. He discovered a significant spike in code commits at the end of the chart, which aligns perfectly with the release timelines of **Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Fable 5, and GPT-5.6 Sol**. Rather than focusing on a single tool, the post highlights how the pace of code changes in personal open-source projects has been fundamentally altered by new models in the era of coding agents.
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