https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Culture & Methods News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/AI-disrupts-engineering-progress/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture+%26+Methods-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/08/AI-disrupts-engineering-progress/en/headerimage/header-1786359459457.jpg"/><p>AI is disrupting career progression by eliminating the learning opportunities at each rung while simultaneously enabling people to perform above their experience level, Alasdair Allan explained in his talk Engineering Progression When AI Ate the Middle at QCon London. Fewer junior developers join the industry, and AI slows hiring at the entry level.</p> <i>By Ben Linders</i> Artifacts & Tools learning QCon London 2026 Artificial Intelligence Software Engineering QCon Software Development Conference Careers AI, ML & Data Engineering Culture & Methods news Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:28:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/AI-disrupts-engineering-progress/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture+%26+Methods-news Ben Linders 2026-08-13T11:28:00Z /news/2026/08/AI-disrupts-engineering-progress/en https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/platform-products-people-use/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture+%26+Methods-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/08/platform-products-people-use/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1785611764573.jpg"/><p>Having a platform is not enough; the real challenge is ensuring that it is understandable, usable, and actually adopted by its users. A capability is done when it can be reliably used by others. To evaluate progress, you can ask yourself “Is this being used?” and “Does it reduce friction for users?” This can help align development work with actual user value rather than delivery.</p> <i>By Ben Linders</i> Architecture Topology Teamwork Collaboration Product Development Kubernetes Developer Experience Leadership User Experience Platforms Platform Engineering Development Culture & Methods news Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:59:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/platform-products-people-use/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Culture+%26+Methods-news Ben Linders 2026-08-06T11:59:00Z /news/2026/08/platform-products-people-use/en