Devs debate: product managers may now hold the most valuable skill in the AI coding era
pramodk73 · x · 2026-09-29
Danny Postmaa asks whether product managers now hold the most valuable skill: they know exactly what to ship and can prompt the whole thing together themselves. pramodk73 flips it — devs can likewise think beyond just code and pick up product judgment. The thread touches on how AI coding tools flatten implementation, raising the value of deciding what to build.
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