Software engineering looks dramatically different than it did just 12 months ago. Claude Code (and Codex, Cursor, Kimi K2 et al.) gave us a premonitory glimpse into the future of knowledge work — large language models with access to the mountain of existing software and the ability to use it, extend it, write ever more software of their own to accomplish tasks, diligently grinding away at our behest with no concern for tedium or the passage of time. They are incredible tools[^1] — and yet, as I use them, it is hard to fight off the nagging feeling of staring dumbfoundedly into the void as the ground beneath your feet crumbles away. The dawn of general computer-use agents is upon us.
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