Aug 7, 2026

The Human Side of Software Engineering in the Age of AI - Olena Babenko

Olena Babenko warns that generative AI is quietly destroying developers' architectural judgment through accidental cognitive delegation. Discover how to stop blindly offloading problem-solving and reclaim your engineering expertise.

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