AI, Software Engineer
AI can generate code faster, but that only makes direction, judgment, and accountability more important. Senior engineers still matter because the expensive mistakes are rarely typing mistakes.
Year: 2026
Programming, Software Engineer
Most rewrite discussions are really a sign that the team is frustrated, not that a full rebuild is the smartest technical decision. In most cases, incremental change is the better call.
AI, Software Engineer
AI tooling is not going away. What a lot of people are calling a bubble looks more like denial in the face of tools that are already becoming normal developer infrastructure.
PHP, Programming
PHP 8.5.4 is a bug-fix release, not a feature release. If you are already on PHP 8.5, you should update. If you are still on 8.4, this alone is not the reason to jump.
Programming, Support
TypeScript 6.0 is now live, but the main story is not flashy syntax. It is the upgrade work you should do now before TypeScript 7 lands.