#softwareengineering

We're reaching an interesting inflection point with AI coding tools. Not because they've suddenly gotten magical, but because they've gotten

boring

in the best possible way.

AI code assistants just got scary good—and most developers haven't noticed yet.

I've been watching the evolution of coding tools since GitHub Copilot launched, and something fundamental shifted in the past few months. We're not talking about autocomplete on steroids anymore.

The new generation of AI coding assistants can understand entire codebases