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20-Year Dev Rethinks Job as AI Shifts Focus from Code to Architecture
A veteran developer used AI to build a side project, OToolbox, without prior knowledge of Next.js or React. He found AI didn't just speed up coding but changed his role: he spent more time on architecture and product decisions than implementation. The experience flipped his learning process from "learn then build" to "build, get stuck, learn."
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The piece underscores a growing reality: as AI handles syntax, senior developers' value shifts to system design and product judgment—skills that remain uniquely human.
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