The Pulse #160: Why it’s so dramatic that “writing code by hand is dead” The rapid advancement of AI tooling has drastically shortened the typical technology shift cycle, moving from AI being “meh” to “good-enough” for coding in months. Senior engineers and VPs at tech giants are increasingly using AI agents for coding, planning, and exploration. This trend is also impacting the SaaS market, as demonstrated by one user replacing a $120/year micro-SaaS with an LLM-generated solution in just 20 minutes.

• AI tooling is evolving much faster than previous technological shifts in computing.
• Senior engineers and VPs are heavily utilizing AI agents for coding and planning.
• A micro-SaaS product was replaced with an LLM-generated solution in 20 minutes.
• Industry news includes Claude Code’s new diff view, ChatGPT hosting ads, Anthropic’s interview process, and Cloudflare’s acquisition of Astro.
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