Nicholas C. Zakas 1/20/2026

From Coder to Orchestrator: The future of software engineering with AI

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This article analyzes the rapid AI-driven transformation in software engineering, detailing the shift from AI-assisted autocomplete in 2024 to partially autonomous models in 2025, and now to fully autonomous background agents. It discusses how the developer's role is evolving from writing code to becoming an orchestrator managing multiple AI agents, and speculates on future changes to the IDE and development workflow.

From Coder to Orchestrator: The future of software engineering with AI

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