So far, the "Developer Experience" has never been better. With AI agents, we can "vibe code" an entire backend in an afternoon.
But as someone who lives in the DevOps and Security world, I’m seeing a scary trend: The "Ship Now, Secure Never" loop.
We’ve optimized for "Speed of Creation," but we’ve ignored "Speed of Operation." When an AI generates 1,000 lines of code in seconds, who is actually auditing the IAM roles? Who is checking for the subtle memory leak that doesn't show up until 3 AM in production?
My Hard Truth: 2026 isn't about how fast you can prompt an AI to build a feature. It’s about having the "Operational Muscle" to know when that AI-generated code is a ticking time bomb for your infrastructure.
Is "High-Velocity AI Coding" making us better engineers, or is it just making us "Managers of Chaos"?
Speed is everything. We’ll use AI to fix the bugs the AI created. Keep shipping.
We’re building houses on sand. If you can’t explain the architecture of what you just 'vibe coded,' you aren't an engineer—you're a passenger."
The Architect: "AI for boilerplate, Human for System Design. There is no middle ground.
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I recently saw a PR where the AI 'invented' a library that didn't exist, and the dev almost merged it without checking. 💀 The 'blind trust' in GenAI is the biggest security risk of the year. Thoughts?