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AI Makes Software Engineering More Valuable, Not Obsolete

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

The article argues that AI's ability to generate code cheaply shifts value from writing code to making decisions about what to build. It introduces Spec Driven Development and FOCUS Architecture as methodologies to manage this shift. The author emphasizes that human judgment in architecture and specifications remains critical.

Meridian48 take
The piece is essentially a pitch for two books, but the core insight—that AI elevates the importance of specification and architecture—is valid and worth discussing.
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A IA não matou a Engenharia de Software. Ela a tornou mais importante do que nunca. →
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