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I don't think that's a forgone conclusion yet. I continue to hope that we see the opposite effect: the drop of cost in software development drives massively in
by simonw 10mo ago
I don't think that's a forgone conclusion yet.
I continue to hope that we see the opposite effect: the drop of cost in software development drives massively increased demand for both software and our services.
I wrote about that here: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/llm-predictions-for-2026/#3-years-the-coding-agents-jevons-paradox-for-software-engineering-will-resolve-one-way-or-the-other https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/llm-predictions-for-202...
- AstroBen 10mo agoI keep flip-flopping between being optimistic and pessimistic on this, but yeah we just need to wait and see