dhh on AI Coding: Both Skeptics and Believers Are Right—Update Your Priors
bendee983 · x · 2026-09-07
dhh endorses a compilation of AI coding takes: both sides hold true. Letting AI write all your bash means you won't learn bash—but if you haven't updated your AI priors since mid-2025, you're ngmi. Reposter bendee983 adds that a year ago agents were far weaker and scaling skepticism was widespread; today they exceed old expectations yet have clear limits. Revisit your assumptions every six months to a year.
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