Simon Willison introduces “Deep Blue,” a term coined on the Oxide and Friends podcast for the psychological ennui and creeping existential dread many developers feel as generative AI encroaches on their craft. It’s a useful frame for talking about the emotional impact of coding agents and the changes that have swept through the industry so quickly. It’s the other side of the exhileration I sometimes feel when I can solve problems I never would have bothered with incredibly quickly.