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Simon Willison: 'Not So Locked In Any More' — AI Coding Agents Are Killing Technology Lock-In
Simon Willison argued on May 14 that programming language and framework choices are becoming less permanent thanks to AI coding agents. Citing Mitchell Hashimoto's observation that 'programming languages used to be LOCK IN, and they're increasingly not so,' Willison showed companies rewriting entire codebases between languages with confidence they can port back. For builders, technology bets now carry lower switching costs than ever — the moat is in your data and design decisions, not your language choice.
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