Simon Willison 3/12/2026

Quoting Les Orchard

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The article discusses how AI-assisted coding tools are making a long-standing divide among developers more visible. It argues that while developers previously used the same tools and processes, AI now forces a choice: letting the machine write code to focus on direction, or insisting on hand-crafting it. This choice exposes the underlying motivations—craft versus utility—that were previously hidden.

Quoting Les Orchard

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