Bits & Atomen Is het wel nog slim om programmeur te worden, nu AI er steeds beter in wordt?
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Feb 27, 2026 Jannes Verschaekelen, journalist who reports on AI and the software sector. He discusses how recent AI models now write near-complete programs and may displace junior developers. They explore economic effects on software companies, compliance and traceability problems with generated code, and wider questions about job automation and the need for retraining.
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AI Now Writes Near Complete Programs
- AI coding tools have moved from filling small snippets to producing near-complete programs within months.
- Jannes Verschaekelen compares modern models to a team of junior developers that previously took days to produce the same work.
Matt Schumer Said AI Codes Better Than Him
- Matt Schumer, a programmer and AI company founder, posted that AI now codes better than he does and this sparked panic.
- Pieter Van Dooren recounts that Schumer claimed the AI now performs his job faster and more accurately.
Investors Fear Custom Software Will Collapse Vendors
- Stock market drops for legacy software vendors reflect investor fears that easier custom software creation will reduce demand.
- Dominique Deckmyn explains markets reacted when news suggested everyone could build bespoke HR and accounting tools themselves.