Jeremy Scheff on AI
2 quotes from Jeremy Scheff on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Simon Willison’s Weblog.
If directly solving those problems was a big part of your enjoyment, the loss is very real
From Jeremy Scheff's essay on how coding agents changed programming as a craft, quoted by Simon Willison, October 2026.
What it refers to
Coding agents now handle the logic puzzles that programmers used to enjoy solving themselves.
Other voices
- The risk is the devaluation of expertiseDavid AutorResearcher30 September 2026
- Good ideas can be much more valuable than good execution in softwareNathan LambertWriter10 October 2026
- Believe the hype and think that the jobs will stay the sameCobus Venter1 October 2026
- Productivity gains are known to be a thing that precedes layoffsEthan MollickResearcher16 October 2026
- Removing the human from the loop is always an efficiency gainBarton Friedland30 September 2026
You got paid to work on tricky little logic puzzles
From Jeremy Scheff's essay on the loss coding agents bring to programmers who loved solving puzzles, quoted by Simon Willison, October 2026.
Other voices
- The risk is the devaluation of expertiseDavid AutorResearcher30 September 2026
- Good ideas can be much more valuable than good execution in softwareNathan LambertWriter10 October 2026
- Removing the human from the loop is always an efficiency gainBarton Friedland30 September 2026
- Productivity gains are known to be a thing that precedes layoffsEthan MollickResearcher16 October 2026
- AI keeps stubbornly refusing to take our jobsNoah Smith11 October 2026