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I don't like this perspective because you're reducing developers to "mere implementers". That's not something I see in healthy work environments. A lot of times
by overgard 8mo ago
I don't like this perspective because you're reducing developers to "mere implementers". That's not something I see in healthy work environments. A lot of times developers have to make business decisions, because they're the first person to encounter holes in the spec and no project manager is going to define things completely.
- sebmellen 8mo agoI'm sorry you interpreted it that way. I certainly don't think developers are mere implementers, and certainly no one on my team is. I expect a lot of ownership and independent execution from people I work with. I also don't expect AI to replace software engineers any more than white-collar business people. But what I'm saying is the work of "mere implementation" is now happening pretty quickly with AI tooling. Most white-collar work is not "mere implementation" but rather the yak shaving and spec definition that precedes "mere implementation" — and this includes software development. For that reason, it will be harder to fully automate.