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The role of the software developer is constantly changing—and no, not just recently with the rise of AI.

Seasoned programmers will still remember the days of Assembly, C, or COBOL. (Fun trivia: COBOL is still widely used in enterprise environments, especially for processing financial transactions!) Fortunately, advancements came quickly with the introduction of C++ and Java. Toss in the rise of the internet, and it's easy to see that the profession has weathered quite a few "revolutions"—especially when you consider that every software engineer holds fierce opinions on what's actually best. Naturally, we're skipping a ton of instrumental developments here, but we want to turn our attention to the next big shift: AI-driven software development.

The New Paradigm

Where the focus used to be on manual, efficient coding, we now see programmers increasingly relying on AI tools.

Yesterday's question: "How do I implement this function?"

Today's question: "How do I prompt the AI to build this function?"

Tools like Claude and Cursor take over the heavy lifting of repetitive coding. They speed up the process, minimize bugs, and allow developers to iterate much faster.

A Positive Development? Well... That Depends on How You Look at It.

• The Downside: The barrier to entry for creating software has dropped significantly. We now see thousands of hobbyists and entrepreneurs shipping "production-ready" code online. But that's exactly where things go wrong, because software engineering is so much more than just slapping a function together.
• The Upside: When viewed through the lens of history, the other side of this shift is much more exciting. Programmers who combine AI with their own deep technical expertise have essentially unlocked a productivity "cheat code." This new revolution is slashing development times from months to weeks—exactly as we've seen with previous technological leaps!

Obviously we are skipping a million intricate details of software development, but we love to join the hype of inserting AI before your job description. If you are that type of person, feel free to hit us up, we'd love to get in touch with fellow AI enthousiasts!