😥 Wake-up call from 20 years in tech:
The biggest disruption since the dot-com crash – but this time, it’s rising exponentially.
🥲 Heard from a client last week:
“We don’t need junior developers anymore. AI does it faster.”
➡️ Reality: While you’re reading this, an AI is writing production-ready code somewhere – completely on its own.
🔥 What’s happening right now:
- Cursor AI: Natural language commands instantly generate clean, documented code. Legacy code is modernized automatically.
- GitHub Copilot: Real-time code suggestions and improvements.
- Amazon CodeWhisperer: Automatic testing and debugging with up to 70% less error time.
- Google Gemini Code Assist: Enterprise-level optimization in Google Cloud.
- New tools: Replit Ghostwriter, Tabnine, Codeium – AI-assisted development is becoming increasingly diverse.
💡 Paradigm shift:
Newcomers no longer ask colleagues – they ask AI.
Onboarding takes hours instead of weeks.
⚡ But caution:
AI isn’t perfect. Large projects still need human oversight.
The role of the developer is changing radically – from coder to orchestrator.
🎯 My success formula:
- Clearly formulate requirements in natural language
- Review, optimize, and monitor AI-generated code
- Actively shape human-AI collaboration
- Use different AI models depending on the task (multi-model approach)
🚨 Uncomfortable truth:
Those who stay passive will fall behind.
Those who embrace AI as a partner will shape the future.
🔮 My advice:
- Develop new skills: system architecture, product management, data literacy
- Embrace AI-supported learning (e.g., Pluralsight IQ)
- Think ethically
- Build a tool strategy: combine tools wisely and verify critically (“Trust but verify”)
Software development is undergoing radical change.
The future belongs to teams that use AI creatively and responsibly.
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