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CODING IS NOT SOLVED

blog.alexewerlof.com26 min read

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Faster code generation has not solved software engineering because production systems still require reliability, security, maintainability, judgment, and accountable ownership. It warns that stochastic models and large unreviewed diffs can trade long-term understanding for short-term velocity, while suggesting AI remains valuable for prototypes, personal software, language-heavy tasks, and carefully supervised engineering workflows.