Founder Returns to Coding After 10 Years, Building Robotics Platform With £4M Seed Backing
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Updated · CIO · May 28
Founder Returns to Coding After 10 Years, Building Robotics Platform With £4M Seed Backing
2 articles · Updated · CIO · May 28
Summary
Nearly 10 years after leaving day-to-day coding, the founder said he is again building production software for a robotics startup rather than just overseeing engineers.
AI drove that return by slashing the cost of experimentation, letting ideas that once took developer-weeks be tested in minutes and discarded with little penalty.
That shift changes the role from writing every line to directing, reviewing and correcting AI-generated code—more like managing a team than coding in the old sense.
Design still matters, he argued, because clearer intent produces better AI output while experienced developers remain crucial for spotting bad abstractions, creeping complexity and when to stop.
The founder, who sold DCSL Software after growing it to more than 300 staff and later raised over £4M for the robotics venture, said AI is ending software’s old development model.