Senior Engineer: Dev is about maintenance and ops, not just writing code
rakyll · x · 2026-08-24
Katarina, a senior software engineer, argues that development is far from solved just because AI can write prototypes. The core activity of development is understanding what to maintain and why it matters, alongside dealing with operational aspects and complexity.
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