As we sometimes discuss, we're entering a more sophisticated era of coding. A few years ago we only had chatbots. Now we have an entire 'army' called agents to do specific tasks for us. Like you said, we can create five agents and give them tasks so all we have to do is orchestrate them (I like the 'orchestrator' way of thinking). This way, we can work on other strategic parts of the solution rather than burning out writing code.
The “orchestrator” mindset already exists in strong engineers and tech leads.
When someone consistently produces high-quality work, thinks clearly, and helps others move faster, the team naturally starts to follow their lead.
Now the shift is that this orchestration must include AI. The same leadership skill:
guiding people AI
shaping decisions
ensuring quality
Guiding AI systems as part of the team: delegating to them, validating outputs, integrating results, and setting guardrails so the team accelerates without losing correctness, clarity, or ownership.
As we sometimes discuss, we're entering a more sophisticated era of coding. A few years ago we only had chatbots. Now we have an entire 'army' called agents to do specific tasks for us. Like you said, we can create five agents and give them tasks so all we have to do is orchestrate them (I like the 'orchestrator' way of thinking). This way, we can work on other strategic parts of the solution rather than burning out writing code.
The “orchestrator” mindset already exists in strong engineers and tech leads.
When someone consistently produces high-quality work, thinks clearly, and helps others move faster, the team naturally starts to follow their lead.
Now the shift is that this orchestration must include AI. The same leadership skill:
guiding people AI
shaping decisions
ensuring quality
Guiding AI systems as part of the team: delegating to them, validating outputs, integrating results, and setting guardrails so the team accelerates without losing correctness, clarity, or ownership.