Why are devs convinced AI won't replace software engineers?
Few-Compote-2693 · reddit · 2026-08-25
The author challenges the common developer belief that AI can write code but can't do 'real software engineering.' Citing personal experience using 'vibe-coding' to build a large app with a CI/CD pipeline and EKS cluster deployment, the author argues that while AI isn't perfect, it improves rapidly and only needs the knowledge and judgment of a good engineer to be effective.
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