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The new identity of a developer: What changes and what doesn’t in the AI era

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GitHub research reveals how experienced developers are evolving from "code producers" to "creative directors of code" as AI adoption matures. Through interviews with advanced AI users, the study identifies four stages of AI fluency and shows developers now focus on delegation, orchestration, and verification rather than direct implementation. TypeScript's rise to GitHub's #1 language reflects this shift toward structured, AI-friendly development approaches.

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