Should devs still hand-write code? Author proposes 1,000-hour baseline before AI agents
bendee983 · x · 2026-11-11
bendee983 engages with the claim that AI will end the next generation of software engineers — coding merging into every profession via on-demand agents.
- He disagrees: software development's nuances (writing code, fixing bugs, iterating on architectures) build the intuition and judgment needed to use AI agents well; without hands-on experience, that judgment never forms
- He concedes this may be the same worry every SWE generation has had
- His proposal mirrors math education: require students to write code by hand first — e.g., a 1,000-hour hand-written coding baseline in high school/college before allowing AI agents
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