The author reflects on DHH's Rails World keynote about 37signals' new "pencils down" policy, where writing code by hand is now the exception rather than the rule when AI agents can handle tasks. The article discusses the Basecamp 5 experience where agent-generated pull requests created architectural inconsistency, and argues that while AI agents are shifting developer workflows, Rails' conventions continue to provide value for both humans and agents.
Background
DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson) gave a keynote at Rails World 2025 announcing 37signals' adoption of AI agents as primary coding tools, sparking industry debate about the future of software development workflows.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 25, 2026 at 09:31 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10