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This episode features a leader from Anthropic discussing the profound impact of AI on a core technical field like coding.
Anthropic's Boris Cherny: Coding's Printing Press Moment
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Anthropic's Boris Cherny discusses the future of coding on the Training Data podcast. He explains why he believes coding is largely solved for his work, citing his own experience of not writing code in 2026 and shipping dozens of PRs daily from his phone. Cherny compares the impact of AI on coding to the invention of the printing press, suggesting a revolutionary shift in software development.
Imagine AI tools that can write computer code for you. Boris Cherny from Anthropic believes this is happening now, making coding much easier. He compares this change to when the printing press made books widely available, revolutionizing how information spreads.
This episode offers insight into how AI is fundamentally changing software development. Cherny's perspective is valuable for developers, product managers, and anyone interested in the practical impact of AI models like Claude Code. It connects to current efforts by frontier labs to build more capable AI assistants that can automate complex tasks, potentially accelerating innovation across the industry. Listeners will understand the shift from manual coding to AI-assisted development.
- HostSequoia Capital
- GuestBoris Chernycreator of Claude Code, Anthropic
- Guest: Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code at Anthropic
- Show: Training Data (Sequoia Capital)
- Length: 25 minutes
- Cherny's 2026 coding status: Has not written a line of code
- Daily PRs from phone: Dozens
- Analogy for AI's impact on coding: The invention of the printing press
Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code at Anthropic, joins Sequoia partner Lauren Reeder at AI Ascent 2026 to talk about where coding goes from here. He explains why he hasn't written a line of code in 2026, why he now ships dozens of PRs a day from his phone, and why he believes coding is effectively solved — at least for the code he writes. Also: why loops are the future, why he thinks Claude Code itself may be 100 lines of code a year from now, and why the invention of the printing press is the right analogy for what's about to happen to software.
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- Boris Cherny
- Pull Requests, a way to submit code changes for review.
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Questions people ask
- Why hasn't Boris Cherny written code in 2026?
- Cherny explains that AI tools like Claude Code now handle much of the coding he previously did, allowing him to ship code without writing it directly.
- What is the printing press analogy for coding?
- Cherny uses the printing press as an analogy for the revolutionary impact AI will have on software development, making it more accessible and efficient.
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