Shape of Code

Coding agents would cut total project time by only a fraction of the savings they deliver on coding itself, according to an analysis of the SEA Data Warehouse dataset covering 1,211 software projects.…

Software effort estimation remains essential in 2026, but its focus has shifted upstream to specification creation for coding agents, according to a blog post by Derek M. Jones. A recent study found t…

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly able to flag poor algorithm choices in existing code, a step beyond their current role as coding assistants, according to Derek M. Jones, author of the Sh…