The Digital Press

New technologies promising to replace software developers typically transform roles instead, creating new specializations rather than eliminating jobs. AI-assisted development follows this pattern by shifting value from coding to system architecture, a skill AI currently cannot replicate.

Why it matters: AI accelerates code generation but increases software liability, making system architecture skills more crucial than ever.

The big picture: Past tech waves like NoCode and cloud shifted developer roles to higher abstraction levels, not eliminated them.

The stakes: Poor architecture baked in by AI-driven speed risks long-term system failures, especially for evolving software.

Commenters say: Readers debate AI’s current architectural limits, the enduring human role in system design, and the real meaning of code as liability.