Title: The Evolution of IDEs: From Files to Agents | BestBlogs.dev
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The Evolution of IDEs: From Files to Agents ===========================================
The Evolution of IDEs: From Files to Agents ===========================================  ### Andrej Karpathy
@karpathy
Expectation: the age of the IDE is over
Reality: we’re going to need a bigger IDE
(imo).
It just looks very different because humans now move upwards and program at a higher level - the basic unit of interest is not one file but one agent. It’s still programming.
Mar 11, 2026, 4:22 PM View on X
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Karpathy argues that IDEs are not becoming obsolete but are evolving to handle higher-level abstractions where the 'agent' replaces the 'file' as the primary unit of programming.
Summary
Karpathy provides a strategic perspective on the future of software development in the AI era. He counters the popular notion that AI will make IDEs obsolete, suggesting instead that we need 'bigger' and more capable IDEs to handle higher-level abstractions. He posits that the fundamental unit of interest in programming is shifting from individual code files to autonomous agents, emphasizing that this evolution is still a form of programming, just at a higher level of the stack.
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