Adapting for a world of software factories

The next paradigm in software engineering is the 'software factory,' where AI agents perform autonomous work across the entire development lifecycle. This shift changes the engineer's role, giving them two jobs: building the product and building the automated factory that assists in its creation. In this model, development moves from private, local work to a public, cloud-based process where engineers prompt and steer agents through various tools. While this new way of working can be uncomfortable due to its public and measurable nature, it promises significant gains in productivity and automation by reducing manual touches per pull request.