Latent Space: GitHub Says Coding Agents Grew 1,400% in 2026 as 'Claude Code Eats the World'

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On the Latent Space podcast, GitHub's Kyle Daigle reported coding-agent usage grew roughly 1,400% across 2026 and described Claude Code as reshaping developer workflows and the role of the engineer. The data point quantifies just how fast agentic coding has moved from experiment to default for builders.