For years, companies have been turning developers into assembly line workers, stripping away required skills, breaking work into small, context-free tickets anyone can pick up.
AI is just the next step on that path. Developers are replaceable, there is nothing that says they all have to be humans, is there?
The landscape of 2026 gives multiple paths forward. Same starting point, different choices, different outcomes.
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Developers, Factory Workers, and the AI Replacement Myth
For years, companies have been turning developers into assembly line workers, stripping away required skills, breaking work into small, context-free tickets anyone can pick up. AI is just the next step on that path. Developers are replaceable, there is nothing that says they all have to be humans, is there? The landscape of 2026 gives multiple paths forward. Same starting point, different choices, different outcomes.
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