Software Developers Now Mostly Bossing Around AI Bots, Not Typing Code
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- â˘Spotify's senior engineers stopped coding in December, letting AI handle all software development tasks.
- â˘Google reports AI now writes over half of its code, with a global 90% of devs using AI by 2025.
- â˘Developers are shifting to design and management roles, coordinating AI coding agents while risking burnout.
Since December, Spotify's top engineers have proudly abstained from writing a single line of code, letting AI do their job like overachievers on permanent vacation. Anthropic cranks AI out for 70-90% of coding, while Googleâs AI satraps now pen half or more of all software scriptsâa figure 'much, much higher' as of 2026. According to Googleâs Ryan Salva, developers have evolved from keyboard warriors slinging Python and JavaScript to high-level AI overlords who manage swarms of coding agents, juggling burnouts like circus performers. With 90% of tech workers hooked on AI tools, the new developer skill is human discretion, critique, and pretending you're still essential while monitoring AIâs TikTok-level dopamine hits.
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(1 of 3)Congratulations, coders: youâre no longer writing code, just bossing around AIs that might stage a mutiny. Welcome to techâs âmanagerial burnout meets dopamine scrollâ era.
Turns out the best programmer at Google is now the AI, and the engineers just input the vibe check instructions.
Watching AI code is the new office cardio: dopamine rush without the sweat, burnout guaranteed without the rest.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/18/2026 | Author: Shefali Kapadia
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