Software Engineering is Inherently About Automation
devdigest · x · 2026-07-16
The core argument of this quote is that software engineering is fundamentally an automation profession, and this capability is more critical today than ever.
The author reflects on high-leverage automations previously done by great engineers: improving editor workflows, writing lint rules, setting up end-to-end tests, and reducing manual smoke tests. They point out that in the "multi-agent" era, infrastructure and DevX automation are no longer just efficiency boosters; they are prerequisites for enabling a swarm of agents to actually work.
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