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sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25)

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Simon Willison released sqlite-utils 4.0 release candidate 2 earlier today. Most of the code was written by Claude Fable, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, for approximately one hundred fifty dollars. It's a striking example of how AI-assisted development is reshaping software economics—substantial feature work at a fraction of traditional costs.

Source: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sqlite-utils-fable/

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