A year ago, I saw a lot of entrepreneurs (or wannabes) hyping how they wouldn’t need a software team. They spouted that the marketing and product teams could simply vibe-code their way to full product development. As a heavy user of AI and a tire-kicker of vibe-coding tools at the time, I was unimpressed. As in, “you still need to be a software developer.” Now, the tools of today are much closer to making that a reality. I can see a future where that’s true. However, here’s two reasons where experienced software developers still have an advantage:
- The tools and terminology are technical and difficult to understand
- Architecture and design matter for speed, maintenance, resource utilization, cost, etc. Crap is still crap.
Software developers still have an edge. For how long, I don’t know. We’ll know more a year from now. And the year after that. The wave’s crest is starting to pitch.
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