Anthropic used Opus 4.6 to build a complete C compiler—from scratch—for $20,000.
Welcome to the future, soon it will only cost $200
That's not quite accurate.
Dig deeper in the headlines you find quite a couple of caveats.
Coding is quite well solved for the most part with AI but working secure reliable software is not (yet). At least not without guidance. It's a sophisticated tool. A very good one.
Doesn't replace taste and values. Neither does it substitute for architectural and product thinking.
Excited to ship more with AI but the job loss narrative only applies to the proverbial code monkey.
Dig deeper in the headlines you find quite a couple of caveats.
Coding is quite well solved for the most part with AI but working secure reliable software is not (yet). At least not without guidance. It's a sophisticated tool. A very good one.
Doesn't replace taste and values. Neither does it substitute for architectural and product thinking.
Excited to ship more with AI but the job loss narrative only applies to the proverbial code monkey.
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