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The Myth of Developer Obsolescence
AI isn't replacing developers, it's transforming them. Just as NoCode created specialists and cloud turned sysadmins into DevOps engineers, AI elevates engineers from code writers to system architects. The most valuable skill isn't writing code, it's designing coherent systems.
Unlike previous technological shifts that primarily changed how we implement solutions, AI-assisted development is highlighting a fundamental truth about software engineering that has always existed but is now impossible to ignore: Someone still needed to design the data models underpinning those shiny interfaces, integrate with existing systems and databases, handle edge cases the visual tools couldn't address, and maintain and upgrade as requirements evolved. The promise of dramatic cost savings quickly collided with the reality of communication challenges, quality issues, and the discovery that effective software development requires deep contextual knowledge and continuous collaboration.
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