Coding isn't over, but focus shifts to intent and orchestration
addyosmani · x · 2026-08-25
Addy Osmani comments on the debate of whether coding is solved. He notes that while agents have pushed code production past a threshold, software engineering isn't finished; work is shifting towards intent, orchestration, evaluation, and long-term system quality.
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