Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, claims coding is effectively 'solved' and that developers are evolving into 'builders' who direct AI agents rather than write code. He predicts 100x more people will use AI to produce software, though fewer traditional software engineers will be hired. Reactions from practitioners are mixed: Drew DeVault argues the 'builder' label strips engineering of its discipline and complexity, while Katie Wokasch of name.com takes a middle-ground view — experienced engineers still matter for reviewing output, making architecture decisions, and grounding prototypes in reality. The emerging consensus is that AI shifts the job from syntax to judgment, but engineering as a discipline isn't disappearing, it's evolving.
