Beyond Execution: Why Intent Now Defines Software Craftsmanship

As code generation tools eliminate the execution bottleneck, software craftsmanship has fundamentally shifted from technical proficiency to strategic decision-making. The ability to determine what should be built—not how to build it—now separates exceptional developers from the rest. Perfect code solving the wrong problem is no longer a human shortcoming; it's an automated liability that highlights the growing importance of intentional design.