This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Yadel Lopez
Just my take—so take it with a grain of salt.
These days, it’s no surprise that an LLM can produce code faster than most developers. Sure, it might not be perfect, but it’s often good enough. And the quality? That hinges almost entirely on how clear and precise your prompt is.
Rewind to a year ago, and developer skills—languages, frameworks, tools—were treated as commodities. The more you knew, the more “valuable” you were. Even at Microsoft there was a culture of “know it all” before Satya. But now, the game has changed.
Success isn’t about how much code you can write—it’s about how well you can express a specification that aligns with real customer needs. Coding is becoming the supporting act. The headline skill is articulation: turning fuzzy requirements into structured, testable specs that AI can execute.
We’re entering a world where thinking well matters more than coding fast.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Yadel Lopez