AI Tools and Software Engineering §

Original Post §

Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz

AI tools will reduce the need for software engineers the same way that no-code tools reduced this.

Being able to specify what software you want to build, how it should be structured, and how exactly it should work is… programming. And getting into the weeds, when needed.

9:09 PM · Jul 7, 2025

Replies §

Reply 1 §

Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz · Jul 7, 2025

From Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1lp3scg/i_am_giving_up/…

This is why I’m not particularly worried about the impact of software engineering jobs/careers.

Complex systems still need professionals to build/maintain them. Even if those professionals also use AI coding tools (far better than amateurs)

Reply 2 §

Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz · Jul 7, 2025

The thing that will make little sense for non-software engineers is how software professionals WILL use the same tools this guy failed to use (eg ChatGPT, Cursor) and complete the same work faster than before!

Difference between a pro using a tool for work vs an amateur fumbling

Reply 3 §

Matt Makai | Full Stack Python | Plushcap @fullstackpython · Jul 7, 2025

💯 same story different decade. COBOL, OOP, code gen from UML, low code/no code and now LLMs. There are a place for all of these, and LLMs open a whole new programming methodology for developers, but at least for the foreseeable future we still need devs’ skills.

Relevant People §

• Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz Writing @Pragmatic_Eng, the #1 technology newsletter on Substack. Author of @EngGuidebook. Formerly Uber & Skype.

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My Notes/Thoughts: Another point on how new important skills will be structured thinking and extracting basically requirements instead of just translating Jira tickets into code.