Hype watch, mostly hype

Opus 5.5 is good enough to review code instead of writing it

Reality check

An opinion essay from one indie developer, framed through a painters analogy. It is not a release or a measured result.

What the research found

A Japanese indie developer says Opus 5.5 is good enough that they now review agent-generated code in Neovim instead of writing it, framed through Paul Graham's painters analogy and DHH's Rails World 2026 photography comparison. This is an opinion essay, not a release.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

The author says Opus 5.5 was capable enough that they stopped writing code themselves and now mainly review generated code in Neovim 99%
DHH made a comparison between programmers and photography at his Rails World 2026 keynote 94%
Kodak's Brownie camera made photography affordable around 1900 99%

Evidence

devas.life https://devas.life/hackers-and-photographers

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