Agent-based development really has both benefits and potential issues, but unfortunately not many people talk about this. In my opinion, about 70–80% of people are fascinated and just blindly follow the trends. Recently, I did my own research where I described the possible problems of working with agentic AI and explained why AI won’t be able to replace software engineers.
The 70-80% blindly following trends observation feels right and it's not even always blind enthusiasm, sometimes it's just FOMO dressed up as strategy. Teams adopt agentic tools because everyone else seems to be, not because they've thought through what problem it actually solves for them.
The AI won't replace software engineers angle is one I mostly agree with though I'd frame it slightly differently: the engineers who understand where agents fail will have a significant advantage over those who only know how to use them when they work. That gap is going to matter more over time.
Will check out your article.
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Agent-based development really has both benefits and potential issues, but unfortunately not many people talk about this. In my opinion, about 70–80% of people are fascinated and just blindly follow the trends. Recently, I did my own research where I described the possible problems of working with agentic AI and explained why AI won’t be able to replace software engineers.
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The 70-80% blindly following trends observation feels right and it's not even always blind enthusiasm, sometimes it's just FOMO dressed up as strategy. Teams adopt agentic tools because everyone else seems to be, not because they've thought through what problem it actually solves for them.
The AI won't replace software engineers angle is one I mostly agree with though I'd frame it slightly differently: the engineers who understand where agents fail will have a significant advantage over those who only know how to use them when they work. That gap is going to matter more over time.
Will check out your article.