The technology is transformative. The hype is dangerous.
"Software engineering is dead." "AI will replace all coders by 2027." "You don't need to understand the code anymore."
I've watched talented people believe this. And I've watched them ship broken systems because of it.
Let me be clear upfront: I love AI. I use Claude Code, OpenCode, and various AI assistants every single day. I build production AI agents that process thousands of requests. This technology is genuinely transformative, and it's changing how we build software on a fundamental level. This technology is here to stay even if some or even most of its current applications end up going away when the bubble pops.
But there's a dangerous narrative taking hold. It says that AI coding assistants are so powerful that engineering knowledge is becoming obsolete. That anyone can ship software now. That the deep understanding engineers have of systems, architecture, and the specific machines they work on is no longer necessary.
