{
  "id": 3469807,
  "title": "The End of Programming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/the-end-of-programming",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:37:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://pauldix.com/the-end-of-programming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Last week, Bun 1.4 was released, marking a significant milestone in the programming world. This release features a rewrite of Bun from Zig into Rust, containing over 1 million new lines of Rust code. While the language switch sparked controversy within the programming community, the most noteworthy aspect is the scale and methodology of the rewrite. This revelation, coupled with recent advances in AI, led the author to believe that the traditional act of writing code manually and having humans review it for creating useful software is on the verge of extinction. The future may see a deluge of software created by AI agents, with humans only reviewing the end result, not the code itself. This shift has already begun, as evidenced by the exponential increase in code production on GitHub, with August 17th marking a steep climb in the amount of code being generated. This surge is primarily driven by side projects, skunk works, and individual users' initiatives, which are often viewed as non-critical. However, the bulk of this code was created by models that are not at the cutting edge, using older frontier models. The Bun Rust rewrite was accomplished by one developer, Jarred Sumner, using a pre-release version of Fable 5 and an unlimited token budget. Over 11 days, multiple agents produced 6,778 commits, consuming enough tokens to cost around $165,000 in API pricing. The author recalls the initial debate surrounding this rewrite, questioning if it could be achieved with current AI models like Opus 4.7. However, they believe it was likely made possible by a yet-to-be-released Mythos model. The author's firsthand experience with Fable 5 and an unlimited token budget led them to theorize that AI can not only write but also refine a complex piece of software, as demonstrated by Bun 1.4. This software is currently running on millions of developer machines, showcasing the potential of AI-driven software development. Notably, even Anthropic and OpenAI developers, who have access to unlimited Fable and Astra, have shifted their focus to building systems, prompts, and verification tooling to enable AI to produce software at scale and with high velocity. The Bun 1.4 release provides a glimpse of what's possible with Fable-level intelligence and unlimited tokens, hinting at a future where software delivery at scale, working on millions of deployments, becomes the norm.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Bun 1.4 release marks significant shift from Zig to Rust",
    "AI rewrite of Bun by one developer in 11 days",
    "AI-driven software creation on the verge of becoming mainstream"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}