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Just-in-Time (JIT) Coding: When Software Stops Being Written and Starts Being Generated On-the-fly
Most code will be produced, executed and discarded. The era of just-in-time (JIT) coding is upon us. As models grow more capable and the gap between intention and execution collapses, software will evolve from static artifacts into living systems that think, adapt, and act in context. JIT coding is the bridge to that future - a world where specifications, not implementations, define our programs, and where software is continuously generated rather than painstakingly built ahead of time. Once we accept that code is merely the temporary byproduct of expressing intent, the entire landscape of software shifts under our feet. The question is no longer whether this transition will happen, but how quickly we choose to embrace it.