There is an ongoing debate about agentic AI and using generative AI to write code or autonomously edit files. It usually boils down to one anxiety-inducing question: Has coding been solved? What that question is really asking—and what is stressing out so many people in the tech industry—is: Do we even need developers anymore? Here is my take. Prompting vs. Purism: You're Still a Developer Whether a developer has memorized the exact syntax and APIs required for their environment (like the browser