The Times

<p>We are entering the era of the infinite codebase.</p><p>With agents, the code repository is no longer a fixed artifact maintained by hand. It’s becoming a living system, where code is constantly being generated, forked, and rewritten on demand.</p><p>The data reflects this. In just a few years, the volume of code and software projects flowing through GitHub has grown exponentially.</p><p>All this code has strained developer workflows, creating a crisis of legibility.</p><p>When an agent produces thousands of lines in seconds, it creates a black box. Developers inherit mountains of...