Three years, fast-forwarded

From copy-paste to swarms.

2023

Chat

ChatGPT (Nov '22), GPT-4 (Mar '23). Copy-paste. Context in your head.

2024

IDE assistants

Cursor (Mar '23), Copilot Chat (Jul '23). Single-file edits.

Early 2025

Agents

Devin (Mar '24), Claude Code (Feb '25). Real PRs.

Late 2025

Routines & MCPs

MCP (Nov '24). Always-on agents. PRs while you sleep.

2026

Multi-agent swarms

cmux, worktrees. 20 branches in parallel.

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