Traditional software engineering role is dead — and coding agents aren't the main reason, says rakyll
rakyll · x · 2026-10-07
Engineer rakyll argues the traditional software engineering role is dying, but not primarily because of coding agents — every job now sits at the intersection of research and engineering.
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