Pessimism in the face of coding agents like Claude Code is often just a lack of imagination. From steam engines to LLMs, efficiency has always been a catalyst for growth, not a death knell for careers.

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Drawing on the Jevons Paradox from the Industrial Revolution, the argument is made that AI coding agents like Claude Code won't eliminate software developer jobs. Just as more efficient steam engines increased coal demand rather than reducing it, making software development more efficient will dramatically expand the total amount of software produced, not shrink the workforce. Job descriptions will evolve, as they always have, but the demand for software will grow beyond what we currently imagine.

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<p>This is an interesting take on the current situation. I was also thinking in this POV.</p>
