# Bad Influence story: Ethan Mollick says coding agents are transforming programming faster than expected

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 17:16. Times are ET.
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Latest update (11-11 17:16): Ethan Mollick says coding agents are transforming the profession faster than expected

Overview: Ethan Mollick says the coding profession is already changing through coding agents, less than a year after working coding agents appeared. In an X post on November 11, 2026, he calls coding the exception to slow AI adoption in professions and says the pace is faster than he would have expected given historical adoption rates.

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1. 11-11 17:16 · Ethan Mollick · [Ethan Mollick says coding agents are transforming the profession faster than expected](https://badinfluence.news/items/pu9rl1fb50rl298d93khmileg)
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