Dear Software Engineer: It's Time to Reclaim Your Role - Annie Vella

Apologies, this is a long one - clearly I’ve got a lot to say on this subject! It didn’t take long after ChatGPT was released for me to start seeing how fundamentally this technology could transform software engineering. Not just as another tool in our arsenal, but as something that could redefine what it means to be a software engineer entirely. The discourse around this has been fascinating. Jump on LinkedIn or X and you’ll see endless debates about whether AI will augment or replace software engineers, whether it’s just another productivity tool or a paradigm shift, whether it’s overhyped or understated. But I think many are missing the real story - it’s not about whether AI will take our jobs, it’s about how it’s already changing the very nature of our profession.