The Software Engineering Apocalypse That Never Actually Happened

Exhausted senior software developer reviewing complex AI generated code architecture on dual monitors in a dark office

As of February 2026, the software industry has been living through an “adapt or die” reckoning that turned out to be far more survivable — and far stranger — than anyone predicted. Rewind to late 2023 or early 2024, and the fear was visceral. Every tech blog, every breathless social media influencer, every panicked computer … Read more