“The scope of challenges I can take on has gone up by a significant amount because I've got the support of these tools.”
Why Simon is the canonical The Developer
Co-creator of the Django web framework and creator of Datasette, Willison is one of the most prolific working developers documenting the AI-assisted coding era in public. He embodies the hands-on developer who builds and shares relentlessly.
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