AI demands more engineering discipline. Not less

This article by Charity Majors discusses the impact of AI on software engineering, arguing that the rise of AI-generated code demands greater engineering discipline rather than less. The author reflects on the shift from handcrafted server pets to immutable infrastructure as a historical parallel. She addresses technical responses to her previous piece, noting that AI, particularly with Opus 4.5 and agentic harnesses, now generates code comparable to a median software engineer. However, she emphasizes that this does not mean abandoning code review or quality practices; instead, it requires more rigorous engineering standards to manage the new reality effectively.