Software Engineering is back
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A developer argues that AI-powered automated programming has fundamentally changed software development, eliminating the need for complex frameworks and abstractions. After building products end-to-end using frontier models and coding agents, they believe engineers can now focus on true architectural decisions rather than manual coding labor. The author contends that most frameworks solve artificial problems and represent intellectual surrender, while AI tools enable custom-built solutions using simple, proven tools like bash and Makefiles.
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