In a stark commentary on the state of Western technical skill, a growing concern emerges: the same forgetfulness that led to a decline in physical construction is now eroding coding proficiency. As AI tools become ubiquitous, developers increasingly rely on machines to recall system details, reducing human expertise.
"We're all becoming junior devs dependent on machines to remember our own systems."
This trend, highlighted in a recent viral short, underscores a potential loss of deep understanding in software engineering. The shift from building tangible infrastructure to coding digital systems has not shielded the West from a recurring pattern of skill erosion. The question remains: can we reverse this dependency before we forget how to build altogether?