The speed at which AI is reshaping software development measured in months, not years is stirring a mix of excitement and anxiety. Last week, the tech company Block laid off more than 40% of its workforce, saying the cuts reflected AI-driven efficiencies. For some software developers, there is an added reckoning: If the core act of coding long a source of status and identity becomes automated.If AI can almost instantly generate what once required hours of concentration, the psychological rewards can diminish. For engineers who built their identities around solving hard problems, that shift can feel destabilizing. What soes this mean for software engineers ?
