The introduction of Opus 4.5 in late 2025 was a turning point. Before, AI assistance was helpful, but anything that really mattered I would still write mostly by myself. But now, I'm almost exclusively using agents to write code for me.
At first I was worried that I might lose my interest in software development. I'd never been a big fan of code review, and it seemed that that was all that would be left if there were no need to tinker with actual code anymore.
But then I realised I was never that much of a fan of low-level tinkering either. I don't miss the old grind of endless debugging sessions at all. Creativity is what it has always ultimately been about for me. Having the tedious work done by LLMs fits perfectly into this picture.
In hindsight, this makes perfect sense. I've consistently gravitated toward high-level frameworks and languages that do most of the heavy lifting. I just want my software to work quickly and reliably. It doesn't matter to me that I don't write every line of code myself. I'm not interested in reinventing the wheel. I care about solving problems.
I feel like I can do almost anything now. Projects I always wanted to build but never had time for are finally happening. I'm using all kinds of new languages and frameworks I never had the energy to explore before.
I'm having fun building games in PhaserJS with my kids. I create native iOS apps in Swift whenever I feel like it. I built a point-of-sale system for our sports club cafeteria in an afternoon. The list goes on.
This might change, but for now working with LLMs shows no signs of getting boring anytime soon.