'Coding Is Over': Developer Essay Declares the End of Hand-Written Code
pitermarx · hn · 2026-09-12
A developer blog post bluntly titled Coding Is Over. Get Over It argues that hand-writing code as a primary craft is ending:
- AI coding assistants now handle most implementation work, shifting engineers toward problem definition, review, and integration
- Rather than resist, developers should restructure their workflow around architecture judgment and acceptance
- The piece captures a mindset shift among practitioners about AI's disruption of coding, and is drawing both resonance and pushback
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