Invariant of an artisan

 

Signature is still by an artisan, a person who still needs to keep up

AI to software engineering upgrade is like an excavator to earth diggers. With all leverage it gives, AI does not replace judgement, skill and understanding.

Invariant is bulletproof, and full of parallels.

Even if AI could do 90% of code creation (10x), and even 99% in 2-5 years (100x) there is still remaining 1-10% which require understanding by a human. By a person who need to make adjustments coaligned with first 90-99%*. Artisan who needs to put their signature still needs to get trained how to operate technology and support underlying business.

Engineering-wise cycle is somewhat similar to adjusting IC productivity when it was on the way from assembler to C, from C++ to Java/Go/Python etc., from JS to React or similar.

One thing this cycle brings - high pressure to maintain operational IP as code. To have it blueprinted into operations. This creates sound opportunity to prioritize platform, DevOps and infrastructure.

* - these are optimistic, but possible stretch goals.