AI can write a React component in seconds.It can create an API, design a database schema, write tests, explain an unfami...

AI can write a React component in seconds.It can create an API, design a database schema, write tests, explain an unfamiliar codebase, debug an error, refactor a function, and generate documentation before you've finished your coffee.And it's getting better.So there's an uncomfortable question developers should probably stop avoiding:If AI can write code faster and cheaper than you, why would a company still hire you?I don't think the answer is "because AI isn't good enough yet."That's temporary.The better answer is that writing code was never the entire job of a software engineer.And AI is making that painfully obvious. Coding Is Already ChangingThis isn't some prediction about 2035.It's happening now.JetBrains' 2026 Developer Ecosystem research surveyed more than 15,000 professional developers. About 90% reported using AI coding agents at work at least weekly, and 68% reported using them daily.Even more interesting: developers estimated that roughly 47% of the code they produced was ...

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