From writing code to designing systems that write code
The work didn't disappear β it moved up. SWEs who lean into AI spend their day on architecture, specs, and judgment calls. The boilerplate runs itself.
- Code review became architecture review
- Shipped 10Γ more by directing agents than writing lines
- PRs got replaced by system designs
βI used to dread Monday mornings. Now I come in and think about what systems should do β not how to implement them.β
