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Judgment in the AI Era

Essays on what remains for developers when AI writes the code, examined through the lens of judgment and responsibility

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There is no shortage of writing about the era of AI writing code. Much of it, though, is about how much productivity has gone up, and it sidesteps the question of what is actually left for developers. This series is a set of essays that takes that question head on.

Each part looks at one angle: whether it really doesn't matter that you can't read code as long as the spec is satisfied, what actually collapses and what survives when the boundaries between roles blur, and why the ability that becomes most expensive is the one that gets trained the least. To state the conclusion that runs through all three up front: production moves, but judgment and responsibility do not.

These are essays, not technical deep dives, so there are no measurements. Instead, each argument states the premises it relies on in the text, so if you disagree with something, it is worth starting with those premises.

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01

If the Code Meets Spec and the Bugs Get Fixed, Does It Matter That You Can't Read It?

#ai#essay#career
If the spec is satisfied and the bugs get fixed, do you still need to be able to read the code? Understanding doesn't disappear — this essay traces where it moves.
2026-06-1222 min · read
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If AI Erases the Boundaries Between Planning, Development, and Design, What Remains?

#ai#essay#software-engineering
The claim that job boundaries are collapsing is only half true. What collapses is production; judgment and responsibility remain.
2026-06-1220 min · read
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When Was the Last Time You Read Code Seriously?

#essay#ai#career
The friction that made judgment expensive is the same friction that taught it. Why the skill growing most valuable in the AI era is the one being cultivated least
2026-06-2113 min · read
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