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Coding agents are no longer a distant idea—they're already starting to reshape how we work. YC's Tom Blomfield (Tom Blomfield) and David Lieb (David Lieb) discuss how AI coding tools are transforming software development, why small, high-agency teams will be able to do what once took armies of engineers,... and why there's never been a better time to start something new. They explore the bigger picture too: a future where there's more abundance, knowledge work becomes more accessible, and founders have more leverage than ever before. If you're thinking about building, there's no better moment than right now. 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - The combine harvester argument for AI 02:23 - Building with no-code tools 5:37 - The arguments against AI coding 7:01 - Jevons Paradox 9:26 - What happens to the software jobs of today? 12:16 - How will these tools affect knowledge work? 15:08 - An abundant future 16:21 - Advice for future foundersshow more

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NICE1 year ago

Stay competitive by balancing cutting-edge AI with automation tools. Forrester shows how.

Richardson Dackam1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb Cursor and Windsurf were just the beginning. Now we’re about to see tools built for the very tools that started as extensions themselves.

AI Capital1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb Absolutely, coding agents are already changing the game—smaller teams can now build bigger, faster, and smarter than ever before

Jashan ⚡️1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb "I'm skilled in MS Excel" is what's happening to coding.

Linus D.E. | web3 ride-hailing alliance nRide1 year ago

@garrytan @t_blom @dflieb That's really interesting... I've been thinking about how coding agents could change the game for decentralized projects. Like, imagine if we could automate some of the more tedious tasks in web3 development. Would love to hear more about Tom Blomfield's thoughts on this...

Geeked1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb Ok ok

Kane ⚡1 year ago

Great discussion! Really resonated with the point about small, high-agency teams having more leverage than ever. Over the past month, I’ve been experimenting and was able to build 12 working apps (even created my own AI code editor). A year ago, I wouldn’t have thought this was possible. The leverage AI gives builders today is unreal.

DALNK ʕ •ᴥ•ʔつ━☆1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb 99.999% of the code we ship is generated

andydrewie1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb We’re likely going to see a Cambrian explosion of personalized apps in the near future, but it wouldn’t take long before OpenAI or other major LLM to turn itself into a super app, generation on demand, that’ll allow users to do everything via its Command Line Interface.

Mahaoo1 year ago

@t_blom @dflieb its nice to see YC partners finally updating

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