AI Makes Development Easy, But Engineering Is Still Hard
Software engineering is hard. Even with AI, it is hard. But software development? That is becoming easy. With today’s agentic tools, applications we once shelved for lack of time can now be built in an afternoon. “Vibe-coding” a frontend and wiring it up to a backend takes hours. Your friends and team will try it, and they won’t care if it crashes, leaks data, or looks unpolished. Kudos to everyone making their ideas a reality. It’s a great start. ...