Genomics dev of 10+ years: identity crisis, then embracing agent-era coding
jmschreiber91 · x · 2026-10-30
A software engineer with over a decade in genomics tooling says he went through an identity crisis and the stages of grief a couple months ago, but instead of giving up he sketched out what "new" software engineering looks like with agents. The exciting part: complicated or niche features and analyses he never had time for are now just an ask (or a short conversation) away.
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