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Boris Cherny, the founder of Anthropic's Claude Code, said AI has largely solved coding, so software engineers will start to take on different tasks.
Boris Cherny, Anthropic's Claude Code founder, declares coding "practically solved" by AI, predicting the "software engineer" title fades by 2026. Engineers evolve into generalists writing specs, engaging users, and reviewing agent-generated code. Startups use full agent workflows; teams include non-coders coding via AI. Shifts bring productivity but risks like atrophy and fatigue, redefining roles across industries.
The Junior Developer role is disappearing as AI handles entry-level tasks like unit tests and JSON schemas faster and cheaper than humans. This removes crucial learning opportunities where juniors gain codebase knowledge and debugging skills through grunt work. Seniors emerge from repeated production failures, not tutorials. Vibe coding with AI creates ununderstood codebases. Result: barbell workforce of experienced seniors using AI and prompt-only users lacking fundamentals. Solution: hire juniors to audit AI output via forensic coding.
In the rapidly evolving automation space, two names are catching attention, n8n and Manus AI. While...
n8n: open-source low-code workflows connect APIs/databases visually. Manus AI: autonomous agents decide/execute/adapt dynamic tasks. Hybrid optimal; choose structured vs adaptive automation.
Teams are left cleaning up after code that looked fine but failed under pressure.
Hyrum's law, Conway’s law, Zawinski's law, and 10 others.