Netlify CTO Dana Lawson: Writing code is no longer the job
Summary
The article covers Netlify CTO Dana Lawson's view that agent experience (AX) and agentic AI will redefine engineers' roles, shifting focus from writing code to designing and managing AI-enabled workflows. It outlines architectural shifts such as moving from APIs to capabilities, from request–response to event-driven models, and from machine-readable to agent-legible blueprints, all within a human-in-the-loop framework. The piece emphasizes the implications for developers and SMB IT teams as AI expands the builder role and scales the kinds of applications being created.