The Pulse #160: Why it’s so dramatic that “writing code by hand is dead”

Also: New trend of staff+ engineers and managers using AI a lot, replacing a $120/year micro-SaaS with LLM-generated code, and more

TL;DR

  • AI tooling is evolving much faster than previous technological shifts in computing.
  • Senior engineers and VPs are heavily utilizing AI agents for coding and planning.
  • A micro-SaaS product was replaced with an LLM-generated solution in 20 minutes.
  • Industry news includes Claude Code's new diff view, ChatGPT hosting ads, Anthropic's interview process, and Cloudflare's acquisition of Astro.

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