I'm building the Android app for a project with some friends, and I decided to use KMP (Kotlin Multiplatform).
At some point I hit a feature that also needed iOS code written. The normal move would be to hand it to the iOS guy. Instead I sat down and wrote it myself with Claude Code, and it worked.
When the iOS guy saw that, he said he'd start doing Kotlin work in KMP too. So now we're developing with each other's tech stacks. He's writing in the platform that used to be mine, and I'm writing in the one that used to be his.
Then I realised I can expand this infinitely. The same thing applies to backend and web.
Here's what stayed mine. I designed the contract of the classes, what frameworks we use, the architecture, everything except writing the code. I also brainstormed with AI for solutions. You decide where the screws and the wheels go, and the agent puts them there.
So this is my takeaway.
Lean heavily into AI and try to be creative. Now is your chance to build everything you've ever wanted. You have the chance to go beyond just being a developer and build great solutions.
You can also use this skill to learn a new specialty if you want, say to get a frontend job. It's much easier to learn by doing it with AI.
Currently the job market doesn't reflect this. But there might come a time when this is the direction software development as a job heads towards, and it's important for us to be prepared.
If you're working through the same shift, hit reply and tell me where it's taking you.