Coding 'coming to a close'? X debate says AI engineering era begins
TheTuringPost · x · 2026-11-06
- An X exchange captures the ongoing split over AI and programming: one side declares that "programming is coming to a close" and the era of AI engineering and Builders is just beginning.
- The reply pushes back with a more measured take: AI is changing how software gets built, but engineering fundamentals and sound judgment remain essential.
- The thread illustrates the industry's ongoing debate over whether AI reshapes developer roles into AI engineering or leaves core engineering skills as the real differentiator.
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