Assistance will keep speeding up the boring parts of implementation. It will not remove the need to name the operating constraint, the data model, and the failure modes.
Contracts will get stricter: typed APIs, clearer access, observability as a default. Buyers have less patience for systems that cannot be handed over.
AI in the product and AI in the toolchain are different programmes. Mixing them in a slide does not produce either well.
Server rendering, boring data stores, and explicit security reviews will still matter because users and crawlers still need a reliable result.
We remain a delivery practice, not a futurist shop. This essay is commentary from a fictional firm. The bet is that judgement about what not to build stays the scarce skill.
Share a short brief. We work discovery-first, treat security as default, and will say honestly whether we are the right team - then what a first release could look like.