AI and the Revenge of the Non-Techies
AI and the revenge of the non-techiesSeptember 29, 2026The revolution has finally come for software engineers. For the better part of two decades, the profession offered a combination that was difficult to find elsewhere: high salaries, generous benefits and offices whose interior designers had apparently been briefed to build playgrounds for adults. You didn't necessarily need a degree, rarely needed a suit and, eventually, didn't even need to leave your bedroom.
- ▪AI and the revenge of the non-techiesSeptember 29, 2026The revolution has finally come for software engineers.
- ▪For the better part of two decades, the profession offered a combination that was difficult to find elsewhere: high salaries, generous benefits and offices whose interior designers had apparently been briefed to build playgrounds for adults
- ▪You didn't necessarily need a degree, rarely needed a suit and, eventually, didn't even need to leave your bedroom.
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| Original publisher | Maroun-baydoun |
| Canonical URL | https://maroun-baydoun.com/blog/ai-revenge-non-techies/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:18:30 +0000 |
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AI and the revenge of the non-techiesSeptember 29, 2026The revolution has finally come for software engineers. The non-techies have the pitchforks, AI has the tokens, and nobody bothered to read the manifesto.<picture><source type="image/avif" srcSet="/static/8bbc0759b3a52cf4f01b6ae915eefbaf/f2685/image.avif 200w,/static/8bbc0759b3a52cf4f01b6ae915eefbaf/4ff31/image.avif 400w" sizes="200px"/><source type="image/webp" srcSet="/static/8bbc0759b3a52cf4f01b6ae915eefbaf/2e34e/image.webp 200w,/static/8bbc0759b3a52cf4f01b6ae915eefbaf/416c3/image.webp 400w" sizes="200px"/><img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" sizes="200px" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="/static/8bbc0759b3a52cf4f01b6ae915eefbaf/dd515/image.jpg"…
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