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Highlights from my conversation about agentic engineering on Lenny's Podcast
Simon Willison is an independent software developer, blogger, and one of the most visible and trusted voices on the impact AI is having on builders. Willison made the leap from traditional software engineering to AI-native development more fully and visibly than almost anyone, documenting everything he learned in real time on his blog. This article features highlights from a recent interview with Willison, where he shares why November 2025 was an inflection point for AI coding agents, how he writes 95% of his code from his phone now, why mid-career engineers (not juniors) are most at risk right now, and more. A video of the full 1 hour and 40 minute-long interview is available.
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