Ruff author Charlie Marsh: agents have wrecked my attention span
charliermarsh · x · 2026-10-21
Charlie Marsh, creator of the Python linter ruff, says his attention span is worse than ever — working with AI agents has made it much harder to focus on any single thing. A telling observation on how agent-driven workflows turn developers into reviewers and erode deep focus.
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