AI Can Write Code. But It Can’t Replace Smart Engineers
Lately, there’s been a lot of noise in the tech world. You’ve probably seen it too. Headlines saying coders should look for “alternative livelihoods.” People claiming AI will write most of the world’s code. Students wondering if learning programming even makes sense anymore. It sounds scary at first. If AI can code… what’s left for us? But once you step back and think calmly, it’s not really bad news. It’s just change. And honestly, it might be one of the best things to happen to young engineers. Let’s be real about coding Not all coding is exciting. A lot of it is repetitive. Setting up similar pages. Writing the same logic again and again. Fixing small bugs. Connecting APIs. Copying patterns that already exist. And AI is very good at exactly that — patterns. So yes, tools will automate routine coding. But here’s the important part: Routine work going away doesn’t mean people go away. It means people move to better work. The role of engineers is evolving Ea...