Business InsiderHenry Chandonnet
Ruby on Rails creator has a warning for 'cantankerous' coders: Learn some people skills
David Heinemeier Hansson has some advice for engineers as they adjust to AI. Often referred to as DHH, Hansson created the webapp framework Ruby on Rails and has fashioned himself into a software sage.
On Monday, Hansson shared his prediction on X: "The age of agents is going to be amazing for most programmers, but it'll be hard times for the cantankerous ones."
Hansson wrote that special abilities won't save those who are difficult to work with. That would be a dramatic shift in software engineering, where some so-called "cracked" coders can get away with large egos or social awkwardness.
"Best learn some basic people skills," Hansson wrote.
The prediction sparked a conversation among engineers about their social habits and professionalism.
One pointed out the irony: agents "don't care how…
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