Ruby on Rails Creator Declares 'Pencils Down' on Handwritten Code
David Heinemeier Hansson said his software firm was "done writing code by hand." His company will only hand-write code when an AI agent can't.
TL;DR
- David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), creator of Ruby on Rails and head of 37signals, has declared an end to handwritten code at his company.
- Handwritten code will now only be an exceptional measure when AI-generated code is insufficient, with the goal of then improving the AI.
- This shift reflects the increasing capabilities of AI coding tools like OpenAI's Codex.
- Hansson stated that the most important question in coding now is how to best reap the rewards of AI.