Is Software Engineering Finally Dead?!?

Now, allow me to share some of my own personal experience here, cuz I have a lot of it I think will really tie this together, cuz I went from being that engineer that refused to use AI coding tools to now teaching thousands of individuals and teams at large companies how to use them effectively. So, back in 2024, I was one of those people that said no to all AI coding tools. I wrote all of my code by hand still. But finally, November of 2024 is when I installed Windsurf. That was my first AI coding assistant. And man was my brain blown. Like I wish I had used AI coding assistants for the last year. And so I didn't start doing a ton with these AI coding assistants. Like they just help me with writing a function or editing a single file. But over time, like the next six months, I built up my full system that I call my PIV loop plan, implement validate. I have a video on my channel where I cover it that I'll link to right here. So, I've gotten to the point now where I delegate all of my coding, at least almost all of my coding to the AI coding assistants because I put myself in the driver's seat for the planning and the validation at the end, sandwiching the implementation.