# How software engineering is changing: an essay challenge

DevFeed: [How software engineering is changing: an essay challenge](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-software-engineering-is-changing-an-essay-challenge-40919.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/how-software-engineering-is-changing-an-essay-challenge/>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-09-01T16:06:50Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer-2.md>)

Topics: [future of software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/future-of-software.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [essay](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/essay.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

The Pragmatic Engineer announces an essay competition about how software engineering is changing as companies adopt LLMs, AI tooling, and AI infrastructure. It invites software engineers to submit 3,000-10,000-word essays about changes in engineering practices, culture, and workflows, with selected entries to be published and prizes of up to $10,000.

## Source excerpt

The pace of change in software engineering is only accelerating, especially since January of this year. This is all to do with the industry-wide adoption of LLMs, AI tooling, and AI infrastructure. At The Pragmatic Engineer, we always want to capture as much of what's going on