Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI

Without the hiring of early-in-career developers, the profession’s talent pipeline will collapse, and organizations will face a future without the next generation of experienced engineers.

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Communications of the ACM
Published
2026-02-17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1145/3779312
Primary Topic
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI

Mark Russinovich, Scott Hanselman
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Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI

Mark Russinovich, Scott Hanselman
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Abstract

Without the hiring of early-in-career developers, the profession’s talent pipeline will collapse, and organizations will face a future without the next generation of experienced engineers.

Communications of the ACM
Microsoft (United States) (US), Microsoft Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
Decent work and economic growth
Openalex Percentile: Top 55%
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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