Ruby on Rails creator declares 'pencils down' on handwritten code
THE SO WHAT
A production SaaS shop saying it's "done writing code by hand" is a cultural line in the sand—AI-first development is no longer a lab demo, it's a declared default. If you're still treating AI coding as an experiment, assume your competitors are already optimizing around review and integration, not raw typing.
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