It also speaks to a broader shift away from learning culture in the profession. Mapping out that 500 line Python class may not feel productive in the moment, but it builds understanding that can lead to deeper insights later.

It seems like agentic coding is removing the last few places where work really did force us to slow down and spend some time learning. I'm not convinced that's a good thing. I've seen too many situations where the rich mental map someone built up during learning time later saved the team multiple person-months' worth of effort by letting someone see a non-obvious solution that was much simpler than the original plan.