Will AI Kill Coding?
What is the future of software engineering?
Some people claim that AI is already writing 90%+ of our code. Others tell us it will be writing 100% of it with six months.
They’re both wrong. But software engineering is changing. AI and AI-assisted coding is behind the change.
That means Coding Challenges has to change too.
I’d love your feedback on what you would like to see in this newsletter. Is it more coding challenges, more coding tutorials or more focus on how to change with the industry and leverage AI?
Hit reply, or comment on Substack and let me know. Thanks!
If you’re skeptical about AI and don’t think it can complete a specific coding task, I am on the hunt for challenges to put to AI. You can find full details and submit your challenge on the AI Coding Challenges GitHub repo.
Regards, John
I hope that coding challenges remains the primary content! I have 7 million other newsletters telling me how to use AI. I value this newsletter for helping me hone my own skills still, which I think are especially necessary to maintain as I work with AI.
They're both wrong is the right answer. Software engineering is transforming, not dying. I've written with Claude Code and Codex for two months—they're reshaping how I work, not replacing me. The profession adapts. Always has.