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Agents are commoditizing the complement

from Writing - Andreas Fragner [alt+shift+b] in programming

Implementation — writing code — is a complement to specification — writing down what the code should do. Agents are commoditizing the former, pushing up demand for the latter.
3rd Nov 2025

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