Computers that write code
Chapter 1
From autocomplete to autonomy
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Chapter 2
How a coding agent thinks
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Chapter 3
The global sandbox of open source
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Chapter 4
The future of human creators
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Computers that write code
Ch 4 · The future of human creators
steve Cognition's Devin, an AI engineer, Writes, plans, debugs with no fear, Building software, crystal clear!
Fun Fact
No-code app creation: In 2024, a 12-year-old student built a fully functional school schedule app in under an hour using only natural language prompts with an AI agent.
Glossary
vibe coding (noun)
A software development method where a developer uses natural language prompts to guide an artificial intelligence that generates the code. Computer scientist Andrej Karpathy coined the term in February 2025 to describe this hands-on programming shift.
A software development method where a developer uses natural language prompts to guide an artificial intelligence that generates the code. Computer scientist Andrej Karpathy coined the term in February 2025 to describe this hands-on programming shift.
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How is the role of human software engineers expected to shift as autonomous AI agents become more common?
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What is the term for the safety boundaries and rules programmed into AI agents to prevent them from doing harm?
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What security risk can occur if an autonomous AI agent is allowed to run unverified code directly on a company's main server?
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In software development, what does 'technical debt' refer to, which might increase if AI agents write messy, unoptimized code?
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Which legal concept is currently being debated globally regarding software entirely generated by autonomous AI agents?
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What term is used to describe everyday people who can build software applications using AI, despite having no formal programming training?