The Hello World Test: What Claude's C Compiler Actually Tells Us About AI Coding
Benchmarks reward the appearance of capability. Production rewards the reality of it.
AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced.
technologyreview.comDevelopers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us.
Will AI Produce the Next Great Divergence?
An analysis of AI and institutions.
The Human Cost of 10x AI Productivity
AI tools increased code review volume by 98% but your brain still runs at 10 bits per second. The physical toll on senior engineers is measurable.
Contra Yang, et al
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Agentic Coding Makes Old Coders Young and Young Coders Old
I’m thirty-plus years into a software career. Nearly all of my code is now generated by AI agents. By rights, this should feel like obsolescence — the machines finally came for my job. Instea…