After calling software engineering “dead,” Anthropic’s Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says coding tools like Microsoft VS Code, Apple Xcode, and others will be ‘dead soon’

Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, predicts traditional coding tools like VS Code and Xcode will soon be obsolete. He believes AI agents will soon handle entire development workflows, rendering current IDEs unnecessary. This shift will redefine software engineers into ‘builders’ who orchestrate AI, requiring adaptability and early experimentation from professionals.