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Re:Ask HN: What future you see for software engineering? on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:50AM (#50438991)
I think so. Recently a friend contacted me who vibe coded a CRM. He asked if I would be open to join their startup as a CTO, because their company is growing and he doesn't know anything that's going on in the app, technically. How data is actually stored, how some reports are calculated. Everything works for them at the moment, but he is aware that he doesn't have the technical knowledge to know all that's going on. They plan to scale, introduce more sensitive features to their clients, and they can't afford to rely on vibe coded features. There should be a person who is responsible for what's going on, and has the capacity to navigate these questions. I imagine it would be easy for him to learn this profession, but doesn't look like that's one of his interests. Well, anyway, yeah, think the profession is not going anywhere.