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Updated · InfoWorld · Jun 3

Agentic Coding Could Expand Software Output by 8 Orders of Magnitude as Costs Collapse

Updated

Updated · InfoWorld · Jun 3

Agentic Coding Could Expand Software Output by 8 Orders of Magnitude as Costs Collapse

1 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Jun 3

Software output could rise by eight orders of magnitude as agentic coding slashes development costs, with the author arguing the industry is only at the earliest stage of that shift.
The first gains are expected to come from long-delayed backlog projects, followed by custom tools built cheaply for companies that lack in-house development teams.
A third wave would let non-developers create software internally as agentic tools improve, reducing reliance on off-the-shelf products and outside consultancies.
The broadest impact, the author argues, will come from entirely new applications not yet imagined—much as 1988 could not foresee Google Maps, Wikipedia, ChatGPT or Spotify.

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