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Ruby on Rails Creator Declares 'Pencils Down' on Handwritten Code

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails web framework, has announced it is 'pencils down' on writing code by hand, a striking statement from one of software's most prominent advocates of handcrafted programming. The declaration suggests he now believes AI-assisted coding has reached the point where developers should step back from writing code themselves.

Why now: A famous hand-coding advocate reversing course on AI programming tools challenges widely held views in the developer community.

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