Should You Still Become a Software Engineer in 2026? GitHub VP
Should you still become a Software Engineer in 2026, or is AI changing the software developer career path forever?
I interviewed Scott Hanselman, Vice President and Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft and GitHub, where he works on AI coding agents for software developers. Scott has spent decades as one of the most influential voices in software developer education, from helping shape the .NET community to leading Microsoft’s software developer community and open source programs.
We talked about what AI means for the future of the Software Engineer and engineering careers, how coding agents are changing the way software engineers build software using AI, and why he believes this may act…
I interviewed Scott Hanselman, Vice President and Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft and GitHub, where he works on AI coding agents for software developers. Scott has spent decades as one of the most influential voices in software developer education, from helping shape the .NET community to leading Microsoft’s software developer community and open source programs.
We talked about what AI means for the future of the Software Engineer and engineering careers, how coding agents are changing the way software engineers build software using AI, and why he believes this may act…
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