Has AI Conquered Coding? (It’s Not So Simple…) | AI Reality Check

0:00Within technology circles, there's a lot of buzz right now about a recent essay written by a professional programmer and entrepreneur named Lars Fay.

0:09It opens with the following description of the current state of affairs of AI-driven software development.

0:14I'm going to read here.

0:16This workflow takes many shapes at this point, but in general, it is a process where someone defines the project's requirements, generates a plan, and then pulls the slot machine lever over and over, iterating and reiterating with often multiple agent instances until it's done, all the while putting a growing distance between the orchestrator and the code that is being generated and committed.

0:41Now, this new approach to computer programming has thrown the industry into a frenzy of excitement.

0:47And I really do mean excitement.

0:49Let me read you a real quote from an essay that a developer posted just a couple months ago.

0:54And I'm reading here.

0:56What a fantastic time to be alive.

0:58With Claude Code, I have become, if I do say so myself, a 10x developer.