AI coding agents are just another tool in a good developer’s toolbox. They start with a slab of stone, and use those agents as a metaphorical sledgehammer to give it the rough form they envision. Then, they reach for AI-assisted coding tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to work with more precision, akin to a smaller hammer. And finally, they use the smallest chisel to carve out the finest details by hand.

How funny it is to hear that the art of programming is dead because we no longer carve the slabs with those small chisels alone.