I Built Software with AI. Does That Make Me a Dev?

Felipe Moraes Alves — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:25:31 +0000

Hi, I’m Felipe and I'm new here!

I have a basic understanding of programming (very basic).

I started by using AI to build Expert Advisors (EAs) for MetaTrader (no, I haven't made any money from them). Later, I had an idea for a small software project and used tools like Codex and Claude Code to take it from idea to working software.

My part was figuring out what the software should do, trying each version, and explaining what needed to change. The agents wrote the code. I learned a lot along the way, and I still have a lot to learn about reading and debugging code on my own.

For now, I call myself an AI-assisted product builder.

I’m curious whether that’s a label people here would use, or whether you see this as part of becoming a developer.

When someone with basic programming knowledge brings a project they built end to end with AI to a community like DEV, what would you call them, and what would you expect them to understand about the software they built?

DEV Community: Felipe Moraes Alves

I Built Software with AI. Does That Make Me a Dev?