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Artificial intelligence is making strides in the realm of software development, with AI coding agents demonstrating impressive improvements in their ability to tackle real-world programming tasks. A recent Reddit post by /u/amareshadak on the Artificial Intelligence forum highlighted Claude Sonnet 4.5’s achievement of a 77.2% score on SWE-bench Verified, a benchmark designed to assess code synthesis and debugging skills. This benchmark demonstrates a leap in capabilities, suggesting AI agents are becoming increasingly adept at debugging existing code and implementing new features. The integration of tools like the Microsoft Agent Framework and Cursor IDE 1.7 is further accelerating the adoption of AI in development workflows. While some developers are actively incorporating these AI tools to enhance their productivity, others express concerns regarding potential over-dependence and the long-term impact on the role of human programmers.