simonwillison.netarticleQuoting Terk Terkowitz
Quoting Terk Terkowitz is a 28 October 2026 post on Simon Willison's blog. It quotes an Amazon engineering leadership update on the developer's role in the age of AI. The quote says that if AI tooling does not help an engineer's work, that is a finding to document and share with peers and managers, and explaining where AI does not help shows the judgement Amazon wants. The post gives only the quote, not the full memo.
TL;DR Quotes an Amazon engineering leader saying engineers who find AI tools unhelpful should document why and share it, not treat it as failure.
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- Amazon
- Simon Willison
- Terk Terkowitz
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