We will probably cycle through every new job title and then come back to software engineer. Remember prompt engineer?
The reason is that real software engineering was never about producing code. It is about solving problems by building systems that can be maintained. The best engineers do not build only for the feature in front of them. They build for how it will be extended, kept running, and grown.
A feature that works today is the easy part. The feature that is still easy to change in a year is the craft.
That craft is what is worth taking pride in, whatever the tools write for us.
Kay
P.S. Read the building block decision framework, a free guide to choosing the right piece for the job and living with the choice. https://systemthinkinglab.ai/learn/building-blocks/decision-framework/
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