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The best code is the one you don't write

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

As software developers, our goal has always been to build good software. In the AI era, this remains true. But here is what changed: our job is not just “writing good code” anymore.

I have been building software for years. I wrote a lot of code. Good code. Bad code. Code that lasted. Code that I wish I could erase from existence. And now, looking back, I realize the game has changed. The role evolved.

Less hands, more brain

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Recently, I started a new project.

Nothing absurdly complex. Not a moonshot. Just a real project with real deadlines, real expectations, and a team that needs things to work.

At first sight, it was a greenfield initiative, “from zero.” But if we are honest, almost nothing in software is truly from zero. We had references from other projects, existing patterns, hard lessons from previous mistakes, and a company context that should not be ignored.