On Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 22 Feb 26
- Top-down 'use AI' mandates fail without tooling, standards, or metrics. Ask for clarity and record a baseline metric now so you control the narrative.
- The engineer role is shifting from writing everything to orchestrating and validating AI output. Automate boring drudgery with AI but keep the parts of the job that require judgment and craft.
- Do practical, team-led experiments: run week-long spikes, build and share a prompt library, and practice in small dojos to learn when to trust or override AI. Measure PR review time and prioritize decision quality over raw speed.