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> Anthropic is actively campaigning to end software engineering I didn’t read further, this is just sensationalism at its crudest

by khalic 3mo ago

coldtea 3mo ago
Wat? Anthropic leadership, including CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Boris Cherny, has declared that software engineering is dead or will become obsolete within 6 to 12 months due to AI automation. Cherny states that at Anthropic, no code is manually written anymore, with engineers using Claude Code to generate 22–27 pull requests daily and AI agents operating in autonomous loops. https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackboxAI_/comments/1qxhqry/anthropic_ceo_software_engineering_will_be/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackboxAI_/comments/1qxhqry/anthro...
Laurel1234 3mo ago
What do you mean? It's literally been a significant part of their marketing.
- khalic 3mo ago
  Let’s assume their marketing argument is in good faith (it isn’t, they’re just capturing market knowing very well they won’t replace most software dev): Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development. They make it more efficient, which could lead to less software developer. How is this “campaigning to end software engineering”? It’s an exaggeration at best, dishonest and sensationalist at worst
  - pydry 3mo ago
    >Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development. https://digitalstrategy-ai.com/2026/01/23/claude-code-anthropic-ceo/ https://digitalstrategy-ai.com/2026/01/23/claude-code-anthro...
    - brabel 3mo ago
      This article explains what they mean by end of software engineering: > his engineering teams rarely write code from scratch anymore. The role has shifted from creation to orchestration. Engineers now operate as “conductors”—defining high-level problems, prompting AI systems to generate implementations, then reviewing and integrating outputs. Well I have been working like that as well but sure as hell I still consider that to be software engineering. You won’t get anywhere if you try doing this without being a software engineer. At least not very far, see how far purely vibe coded applications can get.
    - entrope 3mo ago
      Can you point out exactly where it says that? As I read it, the claim is that AI boosts the productivity of writing code to the point that it's usually not productive for humans to write code directly. I think that boost only goes so far -- safety-critical code still needs to be well-understood by people, and a lot of the higher level thinking has insufficient ground truth to train AIs on it -- but it's fundamentally a claim about transforming software development rather than ending it.
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  - suddenlybananas 3mo ago
    >Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-ceo-says-software-engineers-could-be-replaced-in-months/502087 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-ceo-says-softw... https://xcancel.com/Vivek4real_/status/2074990159783768107 https://xcancel.com/Vivek4real_/status/2074990159783768107 If you're selling a product and you're claiming that product will replace something, it's not unreasonable to claim that you want to end that thing.
  - Laurel1234 3mo ago
    https://twitterwebviewer.com/?tweet=2048130059412844995 https://twitterwebviewer.com/?tweet=2048130059412844995 There's like a trillion more examples you can pick from, as we all know it's been a core part of their marketing. > It’s an exaggeration at best, dishonest and sensationalist at worst It is quite literally what they're CEO keeps claiming over and over, it does not get more cut and dry than that.

> Anthropic is actively campaigning to end software engineering I didn’t read further, this is just sensationalism at its crudest

by khalic 3mo ago

> Anthropic is actively campaigning to end software engineering I didn’t read further, this is just sensationalism at its crudest

coldtea 3mo ago

Wat? Anthropic leadership, including CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Boris Cherny, has declared that software engineering is dead or will become obsolete within 6 to 12 months due to AI automation. Cherny states that at Anthropic, no code is manually written anymore, with engineers using Claude Code to generate 22–27 pull requests daily and AI agents operating in autonomous loops. https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackboxAI_/comments/1qxhqry/anthropic_ceo_software_engineering_will_be/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackboxAI_/comments/1qxhqry/anthro...

Laurel1234 3mo ago

What do you mean? It's literally been a significant part of their marketing.

khalic 3mo ago
Let’s assume their marketing argument is in good faith (it isn’t, they’re just capturing market knowing very well they won’t replace most software dev): Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development. They make it more efficient, which could lead to less software developer. How is this “campaigning to end software engineering”? It’s an exaggeration at best, dishonest and sensationalist at worst
- pydry 3mo ago
  >Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development. https://digitalstrategy-ai.com/2026/01/23/claude-code-anthropic-ceo/ https://digitalstrategy-ai.com/2026/01/23/claude-code-anthro...
  - brabel 3mo ago
    This article explains what they mean by end of software engineering: > his engineering teams rarely write code from scratch anymore. The role has shifted from creation to orchestration. Engineers now operate as “conductors”—defining high-level problems, prompting AI systems to generate implementations, then reviewing and integrating outputs. Well I have been working like that as well but sure as hell I still consider that to be software engineering. You won’t get anywhere if you try doing this without being a software engineer. At least not very far, see how far purely vibe coded applications can get.
  - entrope 3mo ago
    Can you point out exactly where it says that? As I read it, the claim is that AI boosts the productivity of writing code to the point that it's usually not productive for humans to write code directly. I think that boost only goes so far -- safety-critical code still needs to be well-understood by people, and a lot of the higher level thinking has insufficient ground truth to train AIs on it -- but it's fundamentally a claim about transforming software development rather than ending it.
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- suddenlybananas 3mo ago
  >Where did Anthropic say that they want to “end” software development https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-ceo-says-software-engineers-could-be-replaced-in-months/502087 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-ceo-says-softw... https://xcancel.com/Vivek4real_/status/2074990159783768107 https://xcancel.com/Vivek4real_/status/2074990159783768107 If you're selling a product and you're claiming that product will replace something, it's not unreasonable to claim that you want to end that thing.
- Laurel1234 3mo ago
  https://twitterwebviewer.com/?tweet=2048130059412844995 https://twitterwebviewer.com/?tweet=2048130059412844995 There's like a trillion more examples you can pick from, as we all know it's been a core part of their marketing. > It’s an exaggeration at best, dishonest and sensationalist at worst It is quite literally what they're CEO keeps claiming over and over, it does not get more cut and dry than that.