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Mar 26, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Turning Software Engineers into Managers? Exploring the Identity Crisis

The article examines how AI coding assistants are reshaping software engineers' roles—from hands‑on creators to overseers—triggering an identity crisis, while exploring the loss of coding joy, emerging practices like prompt engineering, and strategies to adapt and retain core engineering craftsmanship.

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Is AI Turning Software Engineers into Managers? Exploring the Identity Crisis