Automating My Favorite Part of Software Engineering

In a story that illustrates the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of software engineering, the author recounts their own journey from a fascination with WordArt in Microsoft Word at age 10 to a career at Microsoft and Docusign. The author describes how their love for software engineering has always been rooted in solving problems and how debugging has been a particularly satisfying aspect of their work.

They note that recent advancements in AI have started to take over more of their coding tasks, making the role of the "coding elf" increasingly significant. Now, the author works with an AI-powered coding assistant that helps plan and implement features, significantly reducing the time spent on coding. The author emphasizes that while AI has taken over many aspects of coding, they are still responsible for making high-level decisions and overseeing the implementation process.