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The creator of Claude Code hasn't written a line since November

Edition 181: This isn't a story about developers. It's a story about all roles.

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March 24, 2026

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The guy who built Claude Code hasn't written a single line of code since November.

Instead, he runs multiple AI sessions at once, gives them instructions, and reviews what comes back. (Here's the full Vergecast interview.)

Everyone's reading this as a "developers are toast" story. That’s the wrong read.

What Boris Cherny actually described is a process. He writes down how the work should be done. He documents standards, his PLAYBOOK, then he lets AI do the work. The skill isn't coding…. it's describing the work clearly enough that AI can handle it.

And this pattern is already spreading way past coding.

Why coding was first (and every other role is right behind it)

AI companies are filled with engineers. The easiest thing first was to build AI for themselves… makes sense. (it also does help speed up the building of all the other AI stuff)…

But Anthropic recently published data on how much AI is actually being used across 800 jobs. Programmers are at the top (74.5%). No surprise.

Here's what's behind them: customer service reps (70.1%), marketing specialists (64.8%), sales reps (62.8%), financial analysts (57.2%).

It’s not just coding, it’s all of knowledge work.

What this looks like outside of coding

Part of why we believe in the power of playboking, is that the same pattern works everywhere. Write down the process, let AI execute, and review the output. Iterating until it works great…

Here’s what that looks like across roles for example:

  • Marketing teams say: "I don't write first drafts anymore. I wrote the playbook that produces them."

  • Client services example: A B2B agency's onboarding used to take weeks. They built a playbook that profiles each client and personalizes everything. Now clients have deliverables on the first call.

  • We heard a sales rep say: "I don't write proposals anymore. I wrote the playbook that assembles them."

  • How everyone feels about reporting: "I don't pull reports anymore. I wrote down what 'good' looks like and AI builds the first pass."

Nobody got replaced. They moved from doing the work to designing how the work gets done.

The new measuring stick

🌶️ The person who can write down how the work gets done is now more valuable than the person who does the work.

And we're still early. The window to build this skill before everyone else catches on is wide open.

This isn't a threat. It's a head start.

Cherny was honest: "it's going to be painful for a lot of people." Anthropic's data shows hiring of young workers (22-25) into exposed jobs has already slowed about 14%.

The disruption is real. But you're already paying attention.

The question is whether you'll be the one designing the playbooks or the one replaced by them. Right now, that's a choice.

What to do this week

  1. Take the AI Hat Quiz at findmyaihat.com. Two minutes. It'll reframe how you see your role.

  2. Pick the task you did most this week. Write down the steps, the inputs, and what "good" looks like. That's your first playbook.

What's one task you do every week that could be playbooked? Hit reply and tell us.

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