# [[Developers are becoming shepherds of code]] ![[Developers are becoming shepherds of code.svg]] With the proliferation of [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] development tools like [[Cursor]] and the corresponding popularity of [[Vibe coding]], developers are becoming "shepherds of code"[^1] rather than writers of code. AI allows us not to create the code from scratch but to accept responsibility for its direction. Like shepherds, we guide code towards a certain purpose. ## References ![[dubois-shepherds-of-code.png]] From [[Sébastien Dubois]] `@[email protected]` [on Mastodon](https://pkm.social/@dsebastien/114771722645602973) %% # Excalidraw Data ## Text Elements ## Embedded Files 94bd99cd9d96dc2bb4ec81adbfd8c350457812fe: [[icon-shepherd.svg]] 3845d15535f1457eef2f8b3714cb7d885764bb7a: [[icon-code.svg]] ## Drawing ```compressed-json N4KAkARALgngDgUwgLgAQQQDwMYEMA2AlgCYBOuA7hADTgQBuCpAzoQPYB2KqATLZMzYBXUtiRoIACyhQ4zZAHoFAc0JRJQgEYA6bGwC2CgF7N6hbEcK4OCtptbErHALRY8RMpWdx8Q1TdIEfARcZgRmBShcZQUebQBGAGZtAAYaOiCEfQQOKGZuAG1wMFAwMogSbggATQAtZ1IYAHl9avjrOAp6KCaAIQMABXj0sshYRCrCfWikfnLMbmdEgA44 gBZEgHZEpIBWAE59xJ4UgDZducgYRfjN/e1lg5SeRNfd055zi+LIChJ1bhrFIpS5SBCEZTSQHA0HWZTBbggn4QZhQUhsADWCAAwmx8GxSFU0dZmHBcIFciNyppcNgMcp0UIOMRcfjCRJiRxSeSclAqZAAGaEfD4ADKsAREkEHn5KLRmIQAHV/pJuHxkaj0VjxTBJehpZVQYzIRxwvk0PFQWwydg1NcLTDkQzhHAAJLEc2oAoAXVBAvI2Xd3A4QhF oMIzKwVVwwyNwmZpuYnpDYY1CAQxDVpyBmx4OdBjBY7C4aE2SNGDCYrE4ADlOGJuPE1rsTvtNk3EuHmAARTJQDPcAUEMKgzTx4gAUWC2Vynp9oKEcGIuH7mYtm128Q+W54qxS+1BRA4GODofwh7YdIHaCH+BHGqiUCEnogiGZEeUsqFwSDEn2a00YhDmwICgNOYhsB4TRNDWBBsGWdpiE0AViGWbBEl2FJm02BCeAFWYNXccQvR+MBLVI+Ifl9ZF sHROBTxFYoAF85lKcpKgkAANABpD4ODWZRITWbjsVFTYAFldlIABFABBUhdllcZiIqaZlAIisFjQZx3lObREhSLYUmWU4Vn3bZQXtVBnCbeJtAOTd2ySFIyxSXZvgrP5iABC1Tj0/99kefZTnifYmzODzykkcFIT5Xz/LWQKDhCsKgXOWEOHhYjy3KTUFVZAkiXILkyQpPlR1pelGWZAr2XQTluTKr9hTFCUVINTNQTyrFlW81U0HVCtuoQHU9RR PFDWRY1JETT1yIra1aTtRtHQrZ1F3dOdqIrf1cEDNdUBTc9kQjYgowkXAeFlariFmhjjqG9MDpOTZThc5Z9jcgsq2LRs1mWb6i1retiPiJJm2M/MTp7Ptr1QW97wrMcmUnadeS2hclxXOHbk3bddk2bYDkPCMTzQI6LyvA6EYQLrH2fKo30cTLmp/A6IBWZtiHidyMIFJsCfTAU8OWTQtibbBNE2VDHlegCpdwWVmCIwoKMuMiqNBWjrXu5jWJO9 mACUAEdMGWSQMVwAAxTRZKtmAAH02GxOBRQ4Gs4AAVSU+AVKmGZZS06zTjbbQjhCnd4kePyD2RKyljiUzDhCvNPg3BDQS8nzUC3BKkuC0LwvS5FoohKF4rDxKgpSovIsgOE9RygR5SxWqipJUreVlGk6XWmq8UKjlisaru/Ra0b2omzqHy1JUVTVOnZ4nqoOuu4QTTNRsrRtZaHSbiB1rdD1Cm28pdv2+7w0jIOIFwRI15Ru7ybPLqnpW0KPiw+b ykLasSxzt6gM/51g4A2C0awNgtl2IkEOXZezBFXIOYctNkTI2ZFOLI6MT6Y2XIg9ceMeA8w+JsNYg1yhHjJodF+yJ8RUyQXeFBQ16YviZh+VmCBfzoE5rsbmvNdj82wkLEWYt2xrEltLZYstszQU2IrLqKs0BFFGGRdWlFRin0gNreiz9GJlBYsUNikAOLoAADLcRSJ7AYbAJwAAlcDG24hOJoUBnBrGxAga0ilQTKUmGpDS8xFhvWWJXLCRxSHL GbIkWOFYrKSO0DwEh2xngwPbIZAGyIs79QAXnauhc0p1zBGXOK2TK75xrvkjKWVESL3ygPOq0Bh6d0pBVXuN025Dw7jyZpyJvytV1JPGUNSerzwGkMkabUV5TwfhvJMW9kSLVtLAFa+9D6bWwT0gMHCDoUxOtfaMawH4Jk3joh6uU35oAiWFHYGwgG/QGlHW5wNQHEQJiZY4GxonsRhgguGNNRzjgwTOPI6yKyLlwTjDckcCbZlISTY8l8aGXixN TZBdMVwMwkKwlmY82ZVG4bw6B/CBabCEQKUW4sxFSxltC+WsilYKJIso7+ZQ1FlA0RALRus9H6wrMYioVtQy1ESLJZY0lZAO0IAgJoNZCDdgZPfbxvtfEB1BEHZwES9KSLWH5DCCEIkZzjmqdYywsIRxOG9XYEDM4jJKQFXJqUIqglLrFRsflSn2trpUxuYz2n1UaV08qqDKp9xZHU9uJUA2sz6WNVeYzerZzIc3JeEypRTLjH4Gaxyc7byWksve oJVnH0Uey8+WyEW8r2RdLxU1xxPyoamR6cNPg8F3AcJIjz/6fH3r/YsICwGoEtcFD6oS4GwxRQw/5KNAVYOLTg7GB1cZQq+PuOFlCdkVloci+hiNcrMMZjkZmn4cVlokPinmhKBGCwQMLMlIiJZUskTSmRcjCIEGIko0YzKNbqK1nRLlYB9FlEMRUdm+wABWlqrb6B4AAFXoOJeIQxNDtBg6KGsVtlg+wmBIf26lA6LFlvpbVkjdwnHiDwf8lkbg mu0HccJbyoFRM7Bkm1ud3XJTyY6kuMVy62qrhxh1xcKwN2yj6sNHSI1NRaVVccvqGmdKkz08eKb9RppngqeNWTE1ymTf0yZgya0ZrrcyiACzd451WuUQtGMNl7RPfW05RjK3oFwKcQ5t0s3rrOXDN4pxtjLDuB27gxxTgdr7aDW4rx/wYU+UY75CA8Hw1RaggFaNZwgvKGC+djZIX4z80cApFDy3kKRb85LTD0UsIPWw49nCOYRJ4eevmxLSXktE eI6lctn30rfarJlqjNY0T/ScvWBiDbRmNnJIQ0luIADVNi9FktJaKNZZvYithQTQxssN+z8fh7SRN7J5mBKcCJGEY5Ue0jzOygU8xvWeKFXMp3rV9VdTkgTnruNFLe+xgugmCkieqep1u4m/UKdHkG1psnQfyckxDnaym9OpoM0w2emmF7A/GUj1TKPyjTWMzmxZVl4iWcgNZjLgpNmcK805s6N9cCbHc3WmnKJzk5xwjzU1KQTM9s4MFnCYWQbB eeBRwmhDR0/PHTuyAaDUaYPS7O5EWXEuLry22G5NDSbFcgJusrE6HyVf3e+bFSncWnoawS5rgjr3CIpR1x9XWFY9b1B+llA2f1DZ1iN7lY3eXs0SM4IwTR6DMlwJIZgABxGCjtqjYAnIqbsVBFXYfQLh/xkA1VhTiDhYKOwzu6VixAeO2qHjuUwqd4KbZPiPBe9nNjdqPsVK+y6iuDe/ufeE5lb1mO5MNSaYGpGwa2kw775GnF0aBmTVRxpm12nh rL2R1PvH69M2zItIT8zJOVmMiPjZnaVPtnUIrXT6MmH01HLXw51+OMdhZ5OFEoLaA1jkcF889+hKwrE2hvAhLevpcQFl2nQVy9HZWVwhQIR5jLD80Ky1xOUpi3RvHK13UN0xWqxNwRzNy4QtyayJWtxvTa3vQkSkVpRfSGgZVdxUQokGwrE5W9wA3AG2lvjgFdkfGIjYmgGimyCqCIBdTmAYElQoF6CH2hzZCqAAGIBRJCpCqQOURAypXR+x9BxR Z45MxD4gEB1D1CZDsA5DeQFCsghCocUZe9/VFNygdDSB5DFCrZEcY01NzDdDch9ClCW455XtRlihZDLC9DFDlCFQF8ccl8vCrCshDYV8CdPCLCQj9Amgd480LMcpgifCsgrZOAoArY9phQrI1g+Cojkj9BUjchRRCAjBiIThcjHCoBnCYMsAoBZIeD/4IBggBQB9NFKjnDxRyQ6jLC2AKBopcBD8G02jvCnDFCJxmR5J0Q+iQh2ZyQpjtD2jFDJj eiYMlUJAboZDlZ0QRROJuAjhgk0odwW0Wwrk+Cti8R8Bqg1QywHhzgzhAoTJItQtPCjA2ADBuBgN6ACAhBQZ9I/MUpRsHCRiqjFCwjH4s0IANi+CGQSBijSi1REiYTiBxQEBtEB1oTSASBxI2AzpxjcBNBggpdGEydMTQ1RC0BgN+h8B2ZSBlAaQAAKQhTYagXgW4FkpklklIeyAASllENgQGUFDHJCqFpIZJeBBF4AMnZKlNQC5N2F5MBOGLKj8 KxFiKgGLGTCP0pzs35MjExJZgpORByHxMJO4DRB+K1iIDRPNOJMgA4DszNNIAtPmSECgCPGIhtMVNM00DAzgjyDdlwDgGxNxPtIJL/2JNvmwHVMYBgzePwA+ORB8SlEyCjN+i1mfCgAMFWJTxZ11yJL9HRCUJTPVL50QP1w3VCDqNTJjLjP/SYnAEAwgG/HCA+PrKYiAA=== ``` %%