Why “pm” is being discussed
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23 pm is what, 11:00 am?
by BobaFloutist · Oct 31, 2026
I agree with your point about great narrowing, but I also expect complexity to increase accordingly. Yes, in the past you needed 10 engineers to solve a problem, and now you nee…
by soontimes · Oct 30, 2026
I think that's the point. Product only people who didn't build significant engineering understanding aren't going to be replacing anybody and are now at serious risk. Engineerin…
by baconner · Oct 30, 2026
But “product” people can’t really build real production software even with claude. Prototypes, sure. Engineers can (and many do already) deal with product topics. It’s easier fo…
by sdevonoes · Oct 30, 2026
The real question for executives is: engineer + AI or PM + AI? I certainly believe that decent engineers do already have a good degree of knowledge about product topics (it’s li…
by sdevonoes · Oct 30, 2026
You're missing the point about how the industry is going to go through a great narrowing. In the past, you'd have one PM and 8-12 engineers. Now you only need 2-3 people with bo…
by solatic · Oct 30, 2026
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