Anders Hejlsberg (creator of C#, TypeScript): AI has shifted software work from writing code to reviewing agent-written …
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-20
Anders Hejlsberg, creator of C# and TypeScript, says AI has fundamentally shifted software development from writing code to reviewing and overseeing agent-generated code, making developers more like project managers.
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Topics: ai-software-developmentagentic-aideveloper-roles
Claims
- AI has shifted the primary software engineering task from writing code to reviewing agent-written code.
- Architecture and oversight are now the dominant responsibilities for software developers.
- Developers are effectively becoming project managers overseeing AI agents.
Key quotes
"We are all turning into project managers"