[8thcross]

About the diverging roles, i agree its likely go down that path, based on my own career experience as well. The fact that I enjoy the freedom to be as innovative with quick turnaround, i could be in terms of directly able to solve business issues, rather than process entanglements set forth for managing developers.

[hekike]

Exactly! And as the boundaries between specializations like backend, frontend, embedded, and data science are going away, developers can express their creativity on an entirely new level. Generalists will thrive in the future!

[8thcross]

I do see the trend in corporates to push this agenda, not sure if it will survive though...becoming a developer again may sound like downsizing your career progression in many cultures.