{"id":23894,"date":"2026-07-12T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/chasing-new-skills-going-back-to-basics-and-pushing-for-collective-action-how-software-engineers-are-adapting-to-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:37:15","slug":"chasing-new-skills-going-back-to-basics-and-pushing-for-collective-action-how-software-engineers-are-adapting-to-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/chasing-new-skills-going-back-to-basics-and-pushing-for-collective-action-how-software-engineers-are-adapting-to-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment<\/p>\n<p>Every weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. It\u2019s time he uses to work on his own project: a browser-based video game for which he writes every line of code himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am actively trying to keep my axe sharp,\u201d said Matt, who did not want to use his actual name, to protect his employment. In the last six months, Matt\u2019s job has increasingly shifted away from coding, problem solving and software architecture towards reviewing code generated by artificial intelligence. Convinced that the shift will weaken his skills, he\u2019s doing what he can to keep them intact. \u201cI am trying not to leverage AI where I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jul\/12\/software-developers-engineers-ai\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4a4caf0545e4648e7dadf3b3c14c059a402b80f3\/0_385_2001_1600\/master\/2001.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=96f6849d8fb1af885989404c7630d3ec\" title=\"Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI\" \/>Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment<br \/>\nEvery weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. It\u2019s time he uses to work on his own project: a browser-based video game for which he writes every line of code himself.<br \/>\n\u201cI am actively trying to keep my axe sharp,\u201d said Matt, who did not want to use his actual name, to protect his employment. In the last six months, Matt\u2019s job has increasingly shifted away from coding, problem solving and software architecture towards reviewing code generated by artificial intelligence. Convinced that the shift will weaken his skills, he\u2019s doing what he can to keep them intact. \u201cI am trying not to leverage AI where I can.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment Every weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. 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