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Software Development Is Now AI-Native Product Engineering

  Believe it or not, traditional software development is almost dead. Software development is heading toward AI-native product engineering: smaller teams, faster prototypes, more automation, agent-assisted delivery, heavier emphasis on quality control, and a stronger need for cloud, DevOps, and security discipline. The future stack is no longer just apps plus cloud. It is apps, cloud, automation, observability, security, and AI agents working together. AI is now embedded into development, infrastructure, security, and operations. One thing we have observed at Atop Web Technologies is that AI agents are now part of the team. Chatbots are almost dead. Companies are no longer just asking for chatbots; they are actively building and deploying agents that can support real workflows, engineering teams, operations, and product delivery. Personally, I have moved from coder to AI orchestrator. I now spend more time coordinating AI agents, reviewing output, setting architecture, deciding wha...