Anthropic’s Claude Code has expanded from a developer assistant to a general-purpose tool that non-coders now use for tasks ranging from booking tickets to tax prep. The rapid uptake prompted Anthropic to roll out Cowork, a file-management agent built with Claude Code that can take autonomous actions like controlling browsers and manipulating apps. The product’s cross‑user appeal accelerates questions for computer-science curricula and software-engineering training: universities must reassess which coding fundamentals remain essential when AI agents can automate large swaths of programming work. Anthropic’s growth also signals new partnership opportunities between labs and campuses on agent-enabled research workflows.