# The circle of competence for developers

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Author: Federico Tomassetti

Published: 2026-07-26T06:34:18Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Federico Tomassetti](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/federico-tomassetti.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [reflections](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reflections.md>)

## AI overview

The article reflects on developers' future amid rapid changes in AI-assisted programming. It argues that a core developer competence is describing system behavior precisely, while noting that programming roles and practices differ widely.

## Source excerpt

In the world of programming, we are asking ourselves questions about the future of the developer--or, more importantly, about whether developers have a future at all. What is going to happen to us? This makes me think of the "circle of competence" discussed in the book The Art of the Good Life. The author argues [...] The post The circle of competence for developers appeared first on Federico Tomassetti.