Boris Cherny Uses 3 Claude Assistants to Edit, Translate and Debug Code
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 16
Boris Cherny Uses 3 Claude Assistants to Edit, Translate and Debug Code
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 16
Summary
Six months after he would have called the work coding, Boris Cherny now directs multiple Claude AI assistants in plain English instead of writing software line by line himself.
Three parallel tasks show the shift: one Claude edits code it generated earlier, another translates code between programming languages, and a third troubleshoots a problem in the team's code-sharing and testing system.
At a San Francisco office, the workflow illustrates how Anthropic and OpenAI tools are recasting programming from manual code writing toward supervising, refining and coordinating AI-generated output.
With AI boosting productivity but freezing entry-level jobs, is the coding profession building its own obsolescence?
If AI has 'solved' coding, what uniquely human skill will define the next generation of tech innovators?
As AI writes most new code, are we trading speed for a future riddled with undetectable security flaws?
From Coder to Orchestrator: The AI-Driven 10x Leap in Software Engineering Productivity
Overview
Software development is being transformed by AI-first engineering, which is dramatically increasing productivity and changing the role of engineers. Sophisticated AI systems can now generate, understand, debug, and optimize code, effectively translating human intent into machine instructions. This shift, highlighted by Boris Cherny’s claim that coding is 'solved,' means many companies and developers are starting to rely on AI tools for most coding tasks. As a result, engineers are moving from traditional coding to orchestrating and guiding AI systems, focusing more on strategic oversight and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of AI-generated code.