Cognitive Debt Articles

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3/1/2026 • EN

Interactive explanations

Explores using interactive explanations and animated visualizations to understand AI-generated code and reduce cognitive debt in software development.

AI Agents Code Explanation Cognitive Debt rust Word Clouds

Simon Willison

2/15/2026 • EN

How Generative and Agentic AI Shift Concern from Technical Debt to Cognitive Debt

Explores how AI-generated code creates 'cognitive debt'—a loss of system understanding—which can paralyze developers more than technical debt.

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Simon Willison

2/9/2026 • EN

Fragments: February 9

Martin Fowler reflects on the future of software development with AI, discussing cognitive debt, the role of LLMs, and how they might change programming.

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Martin Fowler

Cognitive Debt Articles

Interactive explanations

How Generative and Agentic AI Shift Concern from Technical Debt to Cognitive Debt

Fragments: February 9

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