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Simon Willison·· 2026-09-25

Note on 24th September 2026

Note on 24th September 2026

AI summary

The more time I spend working with coding agents, the more convinced I am that they make software engineering even harder. We can do amazing things with them, but unlocking their full potential requires extraordinary discipline and knowledge.

Selection record

Not admittedSum of both 44 < twice the threshold 152

Source tier
Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
Pre-filter
passed:正文讨论编码智能体对软件工程的影响

A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.

Source: Simon Willison · simonwillison.net