code

10 statements across 8 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Feb 5, 2023 by Marily Nika · across every show →

Everything said about code, oldest first

Feb 5, 2023
Insight
Nika: Product managers will never need to code or train AI models
“And as a PM, you will never need to actually train or code.”
Marily Nika Feb 5, 2023 ▶ 11:51 AI and product management | Marily Nika (Meta, Google)
May 1, 2025
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Truell: Unlike writing, the next 30 minutes of coding is entirely predictable
“Code is this weird form of work where sometimes really the next five, 10, 20, 30 minutes of your work is entirely predictable from looking over your shoulder. And I would contrast this with writing.”
Michael Truell May 1, 2025 ▶ 34:46 The rise of Cursor: The $300M ARR AI tool that engineers can’t stop using | Michael Truell
May 4, 2025 positive
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Wu: Automated code execution feedback loops make RL uniquely powerful for coding
“Code has this whole automated feedback loop, right, where you can run the code, and that is the kind of automated feedback that really feeds into the RL, which makes these models so great at coding.”
Scott Wu May 4, 2025 ▶ 12:51 Inside Devin: The AI engineer that's set to write 50% of its company’s code this year | Scott Wu
Sep 7, 2025 positive
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Oji Udezue: Coding has shifted from manual syntax to architecture and English
“I've written more code in the last one year than I have in the last 10 years, because code is now essentially architecture and English or whatever language that you have.”
Oji Udezue Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 28:59 How AI is reshaping the product role | Oji and Ezinne Udezue
Feb 8, 2026 bullish
Insight
Natural language conversation is the new abstraction layer above code
“What's the layer that we are adding on top of code where people don't need to worry about code anymore. And at that point, it was like a year ago that we chatted, and it feels like this is the layer Is the agent conversation of what it is, what it's thinking a…”
Lenny Rachitsky Feb 8, 2026 ▶ 1:16:13 The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job)
Mar 22, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rachitsky: AI will soon write 100 percent of all software code
“And now it's a hundred percent of code will be soon written by AI.”
Lenny Rachitsky Mar 22, 2026 ▶ 1:15:29 The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain
Apr 2, 2026 neutral
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Willison: Code is easier for AI agents because it is verifiably right or wrong
“Like code is easier than almost every other problem that you pose these agents because code is obviously right or wrong. Like it produces code. You run the code. Either it works or it doesn't work. There might be a few subtle hidden hidden bugs, but generally …”
Simon Willison Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 6:04 An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming
Apr 2, 2026
Disclosure
Willison: AI generates roughly 95% of the code I produce
“And today, probably 95% of the code that I produce, I didn't type it myself.”
Simon Willison Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 14:28 An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming
Apr 2, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Willison: All software development will eventually be mediated through AI
“We're all moving in the direction where Our code is mediated through AI at some point.”
Simon Willison Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 11:07 An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming
May 2, 2026
Insight
Schoening: Understanding AI Agent Loops Requires Building in Code
“I think the only way that you can actually get to understanding agent loops is if you build them in the material that they're made of, which is currently code.”
Max Schoening May 2, 2026 ▶ 9:41 AI era skills: Why cultivating agency matters more than job titles | Max Schoening (Notion)
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