This is a great summary of where we are in the transition to writing code…

May 20, 2026

This is a great summary of where we are in the transition to writing code almost entirely using natural language: it’s still programming; maybe the most important mental shift is to spend a *lot* of effort on constraints/tests/guardrails/cross checks; we are so, so early and the new tools are so primitive (but amazingly powerful).

Christina Cacioppo@christinacaci

I’ve been building with Claude Cowork lately, and I figured I’d share my thoughts so far. I chose Cowork over Claude Code to see what it’s like to write code but never read it. Some early thoughts:

1. I’m using natural language, instead of code, but it’s still software