{"slug": "datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github", "title": "datasette code-frequency chart on GitHub", "summary": "Simon Willison shared a GitHub code-frequency chart for his open-source project Datasette, showing a spike in activity that he attributes to the use of coding agents and advanced AI models like Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Fable 5, and GPT-5.6 Sol.", "body_md": "[datasette code-frequency chart on GitHub](https://github.com/simonw/datasette/graphs/code-frequency)\n\nOut of curiosity I decided to see if I could find a useful illustration of the impact of coding agents and Opus 4.5 class models on my own output. The best I've found so far is this GitHub chart of frequency of code changes to my [Datasette](https://datasette.io/) open source project:\nThe big spike in activity at the end aligns with Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol.\n\nTags: [github](https://simonwillison.net/tags/github), [ai](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai), [datasette](https://simonwillison.net/tags/datasette), [generative-ai](https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai), [llms](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms), [ai-assisted-programming](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-assisted-programming), [coding-agents](https://simonwillison.net/tags/coding-agents)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github", "canonical_source": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/13/datasette-code-frequency/#atom-everything", "published_at": "2026-07-13 21:45:27+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-13 22:07:28.207943+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-tools", "ai-agents", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Datasette", "GitHub", "Simon Willison", "Opus 4.8", "GPT-5.5", "Fable 5", "GPT-5.6 Sol"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/datasette-code-frequency-chart-on-github.jsonld"}}