Simon Willison: coding agents make software engineering even harder, requiring extraordinary discipline
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-25
Simon Willison argues that the more he works with coding agents, the more convinced he is that they make software engineering even harder — they enable amazing things, but unlocking their full potential requires extraordinary discipline and knowledge. Rex Douglass agrees: agents haven't removed the bottleneck, just moved it up a level.
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