There’s a subtle shift happening in how software is being built today. You open your IDE, describe a feature, and within seconds AI generates working code. You tweak it slightly, ask for improvements, and iterate. And somewhere in that loop, a quiet question starts forming: Are you still coding… or are you just managing an AI that codes for you? The Traditional Loop Is Changing Software development used to follow a predictable cycle: think → design → code → test → debug You were deeply involved in every step. Even small features required manual effort and constant decision-making. But with AI in the workflow, that loop is shifting. Now it often looks like: think → describe → review → adjust → approve The writing phase is shrinking. The review and decision-making phase is expanding. A Simple Example Imagine building a REST API endpoint.…