alt Hacker NewsThe practical lesson is probably to build adjacent judgment: product sense, domain expertise, systems taste, and communication. Pure implementation may be the most exposed slice.
The practical lesson is probably to build adjacent judgment: product sense, domain expertise, systems taste, and communication. Pure implementation may be the most exposed slice.
This is, to me, the "correct" answer. I am starting to see the role evolve to "software producer", which, like music producers, direct an entire problem space using tools (Claude / ProTools + presets) and occasionally bring some specialized musicians for some advanced parts. Most commercial software will be built this way, much like almost all commercial music already is.