The Evolution from Code Craftsmanship to Living Systems: A Conversation About the Future of Software Architecture
The Great Paradigm Shift We stand at a remarkable inflection point in software development. For decades, we’ve been craftsmen — carefully shaping code, debugging line by line, architecting systems through sheer intellectual force. But something profound is happening: we’re transitioning from writing code to conducting systems. The shift is from imperative (“do this step, then that step”) to declarative (“here’s the goal, you figure out the steps”) thinking. Instead of telling the computer how to solve problems, we describe what we want and let intelligent systems figure out the implementation. ...