November is a special month in the AI space: ChatGPT was released on 30-Nov-2022 (roughly 4 years ago), and Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 24-Nov-2025 (about a year ago). Software engineering has transformed over the past 10-12 months, and the work of a software engineer has already undergone a paradigm shift, whether you like it or not. In this post, you'll read some thoughts and opinions (and a few facts) on how software engineering has rapidly evolved over the past 12 months or so. Let’s get going! Table of contents # Claude Opus 4.5 and its afterglow Opinions about...