How Coding Agents Are Reshaping Engineering, Product and Design

This article by Harrison Chase argues that coding agents are fundamentally reshaping EPD (Engineering, Product, and Design) roles at software companies. The core thesis is that since coding agents make implementation cheap, the bottleneck shifts from building to reviewing — anyone can now generate prototypes, but ensuring they are well-architected, solve real problems, and are easy to use requires experienced reviewers. Traditional PRDs as a process are dead, but product requirement documents live on as companions to prototypes. The article identifies two emerging archetypes: builders (generalists with product sense who use coding agents to go from idea to production) and reviewers (deep specialists who ensure quality at scale). Systems thinking, product sense, and the ability to use coding agents are now requirements across all EPD roles, with the bar for pure specialization being significantly higher than before.

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