The software industry has entered a period of genuine transformation. After decades of incremental tooling improvements, AI-assisted development is introducing changes that feel qualitatively different from what came before. Code completion, automated testing, and intelligent refactoring are no longer experimental features but daily realities for many developers. This shift raises uncomfortable questions about the future…
Category: Software Development
Code Is for Humans, Not Machines: Why AI Will Not Make Syntax Obsolete
With AI, “everybody is a programmer.” You do not need to learn syntax anymore. Just describe what you want, and the machine will write the code for you. If you have spent any meaningful time in this profession, you are probably laughing right now. Or at least shaking your head. This narrative has become extraordinarily…
The Eternal Promise: A History of Attempts to Eliminate Programmers
When I look back at the history of software, one pattern emerges with remarkable consistency: the promise to simplify software creation, to make it cheaper, and ultimately to eliminate the need for programmers altogether. This is not a new idea. It has been the driving ambition of our industry since the 1960s. And while each…
AI-Powered Fixed-Cost Development: A New Model for Agencies
Software development has always carried an uncomfortable truth: nobody really knows how long it will take. Clients want certainty. They want a number, a deadline, a budget they can plan around. Agencies and independent consultants want to deliver that certainty, but they have learned through painful experience that software estimation is more art than science….