January 01, 2026
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
The holiday season is an apt time to take stock and consider what worked and what didn’t in the previous 12 months.
For engineering managers, that reflection is likely to focus on the impact of AI, as well as personnel decisions they’ve made over the course of the previous year. But it also requires looking forwards.
Making predictions is a fool’s errand – but here are five uncomfortable realities that those in charge of engineering teams might have to contend with in 2026.
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January 01, 2026
