dhh: agent era ends tech talent's immunity for being difficult, soft skills matter
bendee983 · x · 2026-11-02
dhh argues the agent era will be great for most programmers but hard for cantankerous ones: specialized knowledge and rare skills will no longer offer immunity for being difficult to work with — best learn some basic people skills.
Reposter bendee983 agrees: before AI, a really good engineer could get away with being a jerk; AI is leveling the playing field — you still need engineering skills, but being a bad colleague no longer earns a free pass since nobody is that special anymore.
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