March 10, 2026
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Top takeaways:
- AI empowers executives: Tools like Claude Code let tech leaders bypass modern syntax barriers and resume coding.
- Prototyping, not replacement: This trend fuels rapid, high-level experimentation rather than threatening engineers’ jobs.
- Structure prevents slop: Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is essential to turn executive “vibe coding” into scalable software.
AI is rejuvenating senior leaders’ interest in coding. The results so far are… mixed.
Krešo Žmak started out as a coder, but as he ascended the career ladder to become Chief Innovation Officer of Croatian tech firm Infobip, his time in front of the terminal was replaced by meetings.
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March 10, 2026
