Software development has evolved to focus on self-trivialisation, where complexity is abstracted away into reusable libraries and tools, allowing developers to solve problems once and benefit the entire community. This trend has roots in the history of coding practices and is evident today through open-source contributions, dependency-first development, automation in DevOps, low-code platforms, and the use of AI coding assistants. While this simplifies many tasks, it raises questions about the long-term implications for the role of developers.
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