The Joy of Programming (opens in new tab)

It’s 2026, and I’m writing this post without AI. That already feels like a confession. In the span of a year, AI has fundamentally changed how I work as a software engineer, architect, and consultant. We’ve gone from hallucination-prone Q&A toys to agents that can plan, debug, and implement features - largely on their own. This shift has led to many outcomes. I spend most of my time: Thinking about solving problems, planning alongside an AI agent. Asking AI agents to execute these plans Revi...