AI is already reshaping software development
AI coding assistants aren't just a better version of existing tools — they change the pace and the very nature of our craft.
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For a long time I saw AI coding assistants as a fancier autocomplete: handy, but marginal. I was wrong.
For software development, it’s a different world.
A change of pace, not just of tooling
I had a personal project in mind for ages. My estimate was measured in months of work. I finished it in a handful of hours. Not a prototype: working software, better structured than a lot of hand-written code.
What struck me wasn’t only the time saved. It was what it signals for our organizations. Not in a few years — now.
A powerful tool needs a good driver
An AI assistant is a bit like a bulldozer: extremely powerful, but in the wrong hands you drive straight into a wall. The value doesn’t come from the tool alone, but from the person who knows how to steer it: setting the right frame, checking the output, understanding the underlying architecture.
That’s exactly where experience matters. Knowing what you want, telling a good solution from a bad one, and keeping control of the design: those skills become more valuable than ever, not less.