Software Has Changed

5 hours ago

Software development has changed drastically and quickly, leaving experienced engineers shell-shocked.
Development is now faster but not necessarily better, focusing more on quantity over quality.
Flow states have been replaced by 'thinking...' states, and code is often discarded without thought due to cheap experiments.
Good developers can now do more, using saved time to review, polish, refactor, and add extra features.
Technical debt can be addressed before it reaches the main codebase, improving overall code quality.
The field has changed overnight, requiring adaptation to build faster and think at a higher level to avoid tunnel vision.
A key question arises: if the end result is solid, thoroughly reviewed, and trusted code, does the creation process truly matter?

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