We used to say "programmer", then "engineer", then "developer", then it cycled around these terms for a while. But they kind of mean different things: "programmer" implies technical implementation, "engineer" implies analysis and planning, and "developer" implies creation of external value. I think this last term is going to come back into focus as AI can automate programming and engineering

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I've said it before: we are all product managers now

I’ve always enjoyed product discussions more than eng ones so this is good news to me

I think this will be AI in general: our value will be in putting the rubber to the road