SMRTR ProgrammingJun 16, 2026Hacker News

What does software development look like when agents write 100% of the code?

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Agentic coding has hit an inflection point in 2026, shifting software engineering toward autonomous 'software factories' where agents write, test, and deploy code end to end. The real unlock comes from decoupling agents from local machines, front-loading human decisions upstream, and closing feedback loops with tests and tooling. Engineers increasingly become factory architects, not code reviewers.

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