The End of Hand-Written Code: A Conversation with David Heinemeier Hansson (Thought Economics)

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Interview with David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails and co-owner of 37signals, on why he stopped writing code by hand, how AI is ending programmers' monopoly on the machine, which software businesses are living on borrowed time, and what is left of the craft. Published September 28, 2026.

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