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Latent Space · July 1, 2025 · 75m

SWE Agents: From Devin to the Next Generation

Tracking the evolution of software engineering agents from Devin through the current generation, evaluating which approaches are working and where the field is heading.

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Canon

Software engineering agents perform dramatically better in codebases with good test suites, documentation, and CI/CD pipelines — the code environment shapes agent effectiveness.
As AI handles more code writing, the programmer's role shifts from creator to curator, and meaning must be found in the curation responsibility rather than the creation act.
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