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Mike McQuaid 14 April 2026 at 13:39

This was a good read and reflects my experiences. It also made me think the answer to “what do we do with juniors/students and AI” is “actually teach them software engineering best practices, not just CS fundamentals”.

https://christophermeiklejohn.com/ai/engineering/2026/04/01/software-engineering-is-becoming-civil-engineering.html

christophermeiklejohn.com
Software Engineering Is Becoming Civil Engineering
Software engineering is undergoing a transformation similar to when structural design separated from craft construction to become civil engineering, with AI handling feature development while platform engineers focus on building safe, resilient systems.
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