software development

The self-trivialisation of software development

How software keeps making itself simpler: from libraries and open source to no‑code and AI. What self‑trivialisation means for developers’ skills, roles, and future.

  • ai
  • software development
  • web development
  • meta
  • vibe coding
  • react

The future belongs to SWE

Software engineers aren't being replaced by AI. They're becoming the DIY class of the AI era: the people who can self-host, build, and control their own AI stack while everyone else rents access from big tech.

  • ai
  • software development