Reports of code's death are greatly exaggerated

A rebuttal to the popular narrative that coding is dying due to AI. The author argues that vibe coding creates an illusion of precision — English-level specifications feel exact until they leak at scale, as illustrated by the complexity of building collaborative text editors. The core argument is that code is not merely a means to produce software; it is itself a valuable artifact representing well-crafted abstractions. Rather than replacing the need for good code, AGI will be used to create better abstractions and master greater complexity. The author draws an analogy to writing: nobody claims AI is killing great novelists, and the same logic applies to coding. AI is a tool to help produce better code, not an excuse to ship more low-quality software.