Simon Willison's blog offers a mix of technical tutorials, data analysis projects, and reflections on technology and society. With a focus on Python, SQL, and web development, Simon shares insights into building web applications, working with data, and exploring emerging technologies. Developers can learn about data visualization, API design, and software engineering best practices, gaining inspiration and practical knowledge to advance their careers.

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Simon Willison challenges the concern that LLMs push developers toward 'boring' well-represented technologies. While this was true a couple of years ago, modern coding agents with long context windows can now consume documentation for private or newly released tools and iterate effectively on unfamiliar codebases. Willison finds that coding agents work well even with tools absent from training data, contradicting the expectation that they would reinforce conservative technology choices.

Perhaps not Boring Technology after all