Every week I keep track of what’s happening in tech, and lately, AI keeps showing up everywhere.
From agencies like Shipit experimenting with AI-assisted product development, to initiatives like Kids AI Coding teaching the next generation to create with AI instead of fear it.
We’re entering a new phase where developers and AI are starting to work side by side. But here’s the catch: AI might be changing how we build, not why.
The Myth of Replacement
There’s a common fear floating around: “AI will replace developers.”
But every time I look closer, I see the opposite.
AI is taking over repetitive work: boilerplate, scaffolding, testing snippets.
Once the mechanical parts are automated, what remains is the thinking part:
- Deciding how systems fit together.
- Translating business needs into architecture.
- Balancing trade-offs between scalability, speed, and simplicity.
Those are not typing skills, they’re judgment skills.
The Rise of the Decider
AI amplifies what you already are. If you’re a junior, it can speed up learning. If you’re a senior, it magnifies your leverage: your instincts, clarity, and context.
The best developers in the AI era won’t just type faster. They’ll decide better.
They’ll use AI as a multiplier for exploration, validation, and creativity. But the final call (what gets built, how it’s structured, and why it matters) will still rest with humans.
Because context, empathy, and ethics can’t be outsourced to a model.
What Shipit and Kids AI Coding Teach Us
What I find fascinating about both Shipit and Kids AI Coding is that they treat AI as a partner, not a replacement.
- Shipit experiments with AI to accelerate digital product delivery — freeing teams to focus on creativity and strategy.
- Kids AI Coding shows children that technology isn’t magic, it’s a language they can learn to shape.
That’s the right mindset. Because if the next generation learns to think with AI, not just use it, then we’re building not just faster developers...but better ones.
Growth in the AI Era
The core skill of the future developer isn’t typing or prompting...it’s decision-making.
Ask yourself:
- Can I clearly explain why I’m building something, not just how?
- Do I understand the ethical, human, and systemic impact of my work?
- Am I becoming a better decider, not just a better coder?
AI can write your code, but it can’t own your choices. That’s still your job, and your edge!
Final Thought
AI is changing the how of development, not the why. The tools will evolve. The frameworks will change. But purpose, clarity, and craftsmanship still belong to humans.
So as AI keeps evolving: how are you evolving your thinking? What do you think of these developments?
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