# Doug Turnbull - Why Write Code in 2026 (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://softwaredoug.com/assets/media/2026/write-code/image1.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/62016829) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Doug Turnbull]] **Full Title**:: Why Write Code in 2026 **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [softwaredoug.com](https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2026/07/09/write-code) **Host**:: [[softwaredoug.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-07-13]] **Created**:: [[2026-07-18]] ## Highlights - If it’s hard for me to build on top of this code without something breaking, it’ll harder for an agent to make sense of it. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxdnvpx4hsejsr8wbh73pssf)) ^1033844444 - Agents can amplify our one-off bad decisions by being so conservative. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxdnybe55hc1fr2jte1mgyx3)) ^1033844527