Michael Wirth

1 Background Post-traumatic deformity of the scaphoid is typically characterized by flexion of the distal pole, sometimes with a so-called humpback configuration, resulting in a collapse of the proximal carpal row. This deformity can be quantified using lateral radiographs, computer tomography (CT) or even echographic measurements [1].

Reading one of Andrej Karpathy’s recent articles made me think a lot about the future of software and software engineering. The obvious part is that we’ll “code in English” more and more. The less obvious part is what replaces code as the main thing we build, share, and sell. My bet: specs. Specs become the product For anything non-trivial, the hard part stays the same: what should this software do, exactly?

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