“AI started out being the assistant, but you were still in control … But now it’s switching around. The AI is doing the work, right? And you’re supervising what it’s doing.”
- Anders Hejlsberg (creator of TypeScript) In a recent short interview about TypeScript, the role of Open Source, and the perfect language for AI, Anders was asked: How has AI changed the developer workflow? His answer points to a fundamental shift, ending with this prediction: “That’s going to change development tools dramatically.” I’m not sure if this vision will fully come true, but I would be sad if I have to give up my beloved editor. What do you think? Are our tools ready for this new “supervisor” role? Do you even want to become a mere “supervisor”? Full video (where he also discusses TypeScript, Go, and OSS) is in the first comment. In the spirit of transparency, I used an AI to help refine the phrasing of this very post—a small but practical example of the value I’ve come to appreciate.