The Coding Singularity Has Arrived
Something strange is happening in software. We can now ask an AI agent to implement a feature in minutes. Ship multiple builds in a single day. But submitting that build to Apple for signing still takes an hour. Code has taken off like a rocket. Everything around it is still crawling on the ground. The reason is simple: Coding has crossed a singularity. Recently a tool called OpenClaw went viral among developers for enabling agent-driven coding workflows. But if all you see is OpenClaw, you’re missing the real story. OpenClaw is not the story. It is a signal. A signal that something fundamental has changed in how software is created. Once you see that change clearly, a much deeper question appears: What happens to the world when coding stops being scarce? 1. The Most Important Change of 2026 For decades, the software industry operated under one basic assumption: Coding ability is scarce. Code had to be written line by line. Systems had to be built gradually by teams. Engineering time was the most expensive resource in the company. ...