Software Engineering Is Dead. Long Live Product Engineering
Long Live Product Engineeringnpm co-founder Laurie Voss on why the 1960s-era systems analyst is back, and why context and product sense are king (before the bubble bursts)Conor BronsdonSep 25, 2026321ShareThe cost of writing software has collapsed. Anyone can open up a ChatGPT chat and get it to code pretty much anything they want, even on the free plans.So, software engineering is dead, right? bashu, thanks@bashu_thanksBeing a dev today using frontier AI feels like I'm playing Watson to Sherlock Holmes. I just stand back and go "my word holmes how did you deduce that" and occasionally stop him from getting shot3:54 AM · Sep 23, 2026 · 158K Views26 Replies · 545 Reposts · 8.88K LikesNot so fast.
- ▪Long Live Product Engineeringnpm co-founder Laurie Voss on why the 1960s-era systems analyst is back, and why context and product sense are king (before the bubble bursts)Conor BronsdonSep 25, 2026321ShareThe cost of writing software has co
- ▪Anyone can open up a ChatGPT chat and get it to code pretty much anything they want, even on the free plans.So, software engineering is dead, right? bashu, thanks@bashu_thanksBeing a dev today using frontier AI feels like I'm playing Watson
- ▪I just stand back and go "my word holmes how did you deduce that" and occasionally stop him from getting shot3:54 AM · Sep 23, 2026 · 158K Views26 Replies · 545 Reposts · 8.88K LikesNot so fast.
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Software Engineering is Dead. Long Live Product Engineeringnpm co-founder Laurie Voss on why the 1960s-era systems analyst is back, and why context and product sense are king (before the bubble bursts)Conor BronsdonSep 25, 2026321ShareThe cost of writing software has collapsed. Anyone can open up a ChatGPT chat and get it to code pretty much anything they want, even on the free plans.So, software engineering is dead, right? bashu, thanks@bashu_thanksBeing a dev today using frontier AI feels like I'm playing Watson to Sherlock Holmes. I just stand back and go "my word holmes how did you deduce that" and occasionally stop him from getting shot3:54 AM · Sep 23, 2026 · 158K Views26 Replies · 545 Reposts · 8.88K LikesNot so fast.
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