I’ve spent most of my adult life working in technology .. about 30 years.
I’ve seen it all: constant change (and resistance to it), evangelists of new ways of doing things and those who hate them.
The first instinct when facing radical change is self-preservation: firmly criticizing the new way of doing things. Looking for its flaws, finding solid ground in negative discourse and, worst of all, information bias. Only listening to and reading what supports your position.
The shift toward using AI for development is one of the most significant changes I’ve witnessed in my long career, but the reaction is identical.
From now on, you can choose your own path. But I see very experienced and intelligent developers rethinking their way of working, and I have no doubt they will come out ahead when everything settles down.
If you’re a developer who hesitates to adapt and thinks this will pass, you’re going to miss a great opportunity. Yes, the opportunity lies in change; not everyone sees it… but those who do always come out ahead.
As we say in English, “grab the bull by the horns” and learn to use AI fully and exhaustively in your workflows. Start thinking more about designing solutions and less about syntax and code writing.
You can do it! Stop listening to the negative and start seeing the positive.
Change doesn’t wait for anyone.
But it always rewards those who learn from it from the beginning.
The silent earthquake in technology has begun.
The ground is shaking beneath our feet.
This is not the time to freeze.
This is the time to evolve.