I’m curious where we’ll eventually end up with using AI for coding. I personally don’t find it helpful because writing code helps me think. But I’d consider using it as a search engine for a large code base that I’m not familiar with.
[@KyleOrl](https://mastodon.social/@KyleOrl ): “AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software”
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-coding-agents-generate-more-code-but-not-more-software/
Axel Rauschmayer
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