
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images The warning signs are piling up for anyone still working as a software engineer in 2026. In a recent episode of former Airbnb guy Lenny Rachitsky’s tidily-named audio show, “Lenny’s Podcast,” the creator of one of the most acclaimed AI coding tools, Boris Cherny, reaffirmed his belief that there are dark days ahead for the world’s software developers. “I think by the end of the year, ever