Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Software developers think "if AI automates coding, I will be able to spend less time on producing widgets, and more time on strategy and architecture." Bosses think "if AI automates coding, I can get my devs to produce 100x more widgets."Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.socialHistorically, automation tech has commonly made more work for people: the issue is WHICH people. Whether as an excuse for owners to increase the requirements for expectations in a given day, lessen the labor expected of men while raising the expectations for women, etc. "AI" isn't exceptional.3:55 PM · Sep 20, 2026 7707150
Bryan Marble @lostmahbles.com · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.socialThis is 100% the outcome. Without those pesky engineers thinking slowly, they won't be able to tell me I need to prioritize and consider the costs of building. 0361
Jamie Hardt @jamie.squad51.us · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.social“Customers for our sudoku game want integration with invoicing, kanban boards, recipes, real time driving directions, and optical identification of yoga asanas.” 1996 answer: ECMA sudoku standardization working group 2006 answer: Publish Sudoku REST API 2026 answer: Get Claude to code it 2190
Jonathan Baker @jonathan.boxcake.net · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.socialThe smart option would be to build the thing that builds the widgets for you. 001
OrangeSky @spacetalk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.socialYeah that's the whole Doctorow "centaur" thing, though he seems a bit naive about the likelihood of option #1 ever happening. 130
peter @peterkrupa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.social"I can produce the same number of widgets with x0.1 the number of devs" 190
0.1x engineer @youdontpost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.socialwith copilot, you can now dedicate 200% of your time to unnecessary meetings 040
wwanxin19.bsky.social @wwanxin19.bsky.social · 27/09/2026↪ Replying to @spavel.bsky.socialSeen this exact dynamic. Copilot didn't shorten our sprints, tickets just got denser. Saved hours went to more backlog, never to architecture. 010